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Jan 5 • General discussion
America’s most MISPRONOUNCED words!
🇺🇸🤯 America’s MOST mispronounced words… by STATE!
Ok this is so fun (and slightly chaotic). Apparently every state has “that one word” everyone trips over — so I’m turning it into a quick pronunciation challenge 👇
✅ How to play:
1. Find your state
2. Say the word OUT LOUD
3. Check the pronunciation
4. Comment: ✅ I got it / ❌ I failed (be honest 😂)
🗺️ The list (word + pronunciation)
Alabama – Worcestershire sauce (WUSS-ter-sheer)
Alaska – Saoirse (SUR-sha)
Arizona – Aoife (EE-fah)
Arkansas – Laufey (LOW-fay)
California – Kali Uchis (KAH-lee OO-chees)
Colorado – Qatar (KAH-tar)
Connecticut – Sfogliatelle (sfo-LYA-tel)
Delaware – Mauve (MOHV)
Florida – Staphylococcal (STAFF-uh-loh-KOK-ul)
Georgia – Sza (SIZ-uh)
Hawaii – Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia (HIP-oh-pot-oh-MON-stroh-ses-kwip-uh-dal-ee-oh-FOH-bee-uh) 😭
Idaho – Kefir (KEE-fer)
Illinois – Yuengling (YING-ling)
Indiana – Paczki (POONCH-kee)
Iowa – Dachshund (DAKS-hund)
Kansas – Louvre (LOOV)
Kentucky – Chamomile (KAM-uh-meel)
Louisiana – Oaxaca (wah-HAH-kah)
Maine – Qatar (KAH-tar)
Maryland – Omniscient (OM-NISH-unt)
Massachusetts – Jhostynxon Garcia (JOS-tin-son gar-SEE-uh)
Michigan – Paczki (POONCH-kee)
Minnesota – Thyme (TIME)
Mississippi – Chinoiserie (SHIN-wah-zuh-ree)
Missouri – Aurelia (aw-REEL-yuh)
Montana – Dachshund (DAKS-hund)
Nebraska – Bolognese (boh-luh-NAYZ)
Nevada – Macabre (muh-KAHB)
New Hampshire – Gyro (YEE-roh)
New Jersey – Primeval (pry-MEE-vul)
New Mexico – Gif (JIF) 👀
New York – Tzatziki (tsat-SEE-kee)
North Carolina – Raleigh (RAW-lee)
North Dakota – Worcestershire sauce (WUSS-ter-sheer)
Ohio – Paczki (POONCH-kee)
Oklahoma – Nguyen (WIN)
Oregon – Bibimbap (BEE-bim-bap)
Pennsylvania – Jhoan Duran (JO-an duh-RAN)
Rhode Island – Worcestershire sauce (WUSS-ter-sheer)
South Carolina – Chose (CHOZ)
South Dakota – Derecho (duh-RAY-cho)
Tennessee – Gyro (YEE-roh)
Texas – Staphylococcal (STAFF-uh-loh-KOK-ul)
Utah – Qatar (KAH-tar)
Vermont – Montpelier (mont-PEEL-yer)
Virginia – Adolescence (ad-oh-LES-ens)
Washington – Primeval (pry-MEE-vul)
West Virginia – Acai (ah-SIGH-ee)
Wisconsin – Paczki (POONCH-kee)
Wyoming – Mayonnaise (MAY-uh-nayz)
🔥 Question time:
Which one is the hardest in the whole list?
And… do you agree with your state’s word?
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America’s most MISPRONOUNCED words!
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