Results: Most Difficult-to-Pronounce Town in Every State (Part Six)
Published on 02/28/2021
The English language is tricky enough without all those U.S. town and city names that aren't even derived from English. Before you butcher another pronunciation, this handy guide will show you how to say the trickiest town names just like a local.
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Montana: Ekalaka - Not only is Elalaka, Montana, hard to pronounce, it's also considered to be one of the strangest town names in Montana, joining the ranks with Crow Agency, Nimrod, Pray, and Two Dot. It's pronounced EE-ka-LAH-kah. About 350 people call Ekalaka, Montana, home, making it a very small town. Have you ever visited this town?
Yes
4%
101 votes
No
96%
2199 votes
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Nebraska: Cairo - Like Montana, Nebraska has quite a few towns bearing strange names. These include Nenzel, Ong, Ord, Ayr, and Burr. But when it comes to difficult pronunciations, none can beat Cairo, Nebraska, which is pronounced CAY-row (not like the Egyptian city, which is pronounced KYE-row). Have you ever visited this town?
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4%
102 votes
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96%
2198 votes
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Nevada: Winnemucca - Before we even get into how to pronounce "Winnemucca, Nevada," we need to talk about how to pronounce "Nevada." It's Neh-VAD-uh. Pronouncing it Na-VAH-duh will raise the hackles of the locals. As for Winnemucca, it's pronounced Win-eh-MUCK-uh. All together now: Win-eh-MUCK-uh, Neh-VAD-uh. Have you ever visited this town?
Yes
7%
168 votes
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93%
2132 votes
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New Hampshire: Milan - Here's another town that shares a name with a foreign city, which only makes it harder to pronounce. Don't even think about saying, "Mih-LAHN," like the city in Italy. The Milan in New Hampshire is pronounced MY-linn. Have you ever visited this town?
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5%
113 votes
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95%
2187 votes
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New Jersey: Greenwich Township - New Jersey, being the Garden State, insists on pronouncing it as "GREEN-which." And it's not like there's just one there in either. New Jersey has THREE towns that are known as "GREEN-which." One is in Cumberland County (pictured), one in Gloucester (pronounced "GLAW-ster") County, and one in Warren County. And if you ask them whether they care that New Yorkers have a "GREN-itch" Village, and that there's a "GREN-itch, Connecticut," you know what they're gonna say? Fuggedaboudit. Have you ever visited this town?
Yes
7%
172 votes
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93%
2128 votes
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