List of irregularly spelled places in the United States

This list is a sublist of List of irregularly spelled English names.

List

List

Place	Pronunciation		Note
	Respelling	IPA
Aberdeen, Washington		/ˈæbərdiːn/	Also the city in Maryland
Abiquiú, New Mexico		/ˈæbəkjuː/
Acequia, Idaho		/əˈsiːkwə/
Achilles, Kansas		/əˈkɪlɪs/
Advance, North Carolina		/ˈædvæns/	Also the place in Missouri
Alachua, Florida		/əˈlætʃuːeɪ/
Albany, Georgia		/ɔːlˈbeɪni, -ˈbɛni/
Albuquerque, New Mexico		/ˈælbəkɜːrki/
Aloha, Oregon		/əˈloʊə/
Amherst, Massachusetts		/ˈæmərst/
Arab, Alabama		/ˈeɪræb/	Also the place in Missouri
Arkansas		/ˈɑːrkənsɔː/
Arkansas City, Kansas		/ɑːrˈkænzəs/
Arkansas River		/ɑːrˈkænzəs/
Arriba, Colorado	AIR-ibb-uh	/ˌærɪbɑːˌ/
Armada, Michigan		/ˈɑːrmeɪdə/
Athens, Kentucky		/ˈeɪθənz/	Also the places in Illinois and Vermont
Au Sable River, Michigan		/ɔː ˈseɪbəl, aʊ ˈseɪbəl/
Austwell, Texas		/ˈɔːswɛl/
Avon, New York		/ˈævɒn/
Ayer, Massachusetts		/ˈeɪər/
Bahama, North Carolina		/bəˈheɪmə/
Balmorhea, Texas		/ˌbælməˈreɪ/
Bangor, Maine		/ˈbæŋɡɔːr/
Banquete, Texas		/bæŋˈkɛti/
Baraga, Michigan	BAIR-ə-gə	/ˈbɛərəɡə/
Barre, Vermont		/ˈbæri/
Beatrice, Alabama		/biːˈætrɪs/	Also the place in Nebraska
Beatty, Nevada		/ˈbeɪti/
Beaufort, South Carolina		/ˈbjuːfərt/
Bedias, Texas		/ˈbiːdaɪs/
Belen, New Mexico		/bəˈlɪn/
Bellefontaine, Ohio		/bɛlˈfaʊntɪn/
Belle Fourche River		/bɛl ˈfuːʃ/
Benld, Illinois		/bəˈnɛld/
Bergen, New York		/ˈbɜːrdʒən/
Berlin		/ˈbɜːrlɪn/	Name of multiple places
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania		/ˈbɛθləm/
Bexar County, Texas		/ˈbeɪ.ər, ˈbɛər/
Billerica, Massachusetts		/bɛlˈrɪkə/
Biloxi, Mississippi		/bɪˈlʌksi/
Bingen, Washington		/ˈbɪndʒən/
Biscay, Minnesota		/ˈbɪski/
Boca Raton, Florida		/ˈboʊkə rəˈtoʊn/
Boerne, Texas		/ˈbɜːrni/
Bogata, Texas		/bəˈɡoʊtə/
Bogota, New Jersey		/bəˈɡoʊtə/
Bois D'Arc, Missouri		/ˈboʊ dɑːrk/
Boise, Idaho		/ˈbɔɪsi/ in Idaho; /ˈbɔɪzi/ elsewhere
Boise City, Oklahoma	like Boyce	/ˈbɔɪs/
Bolivar, Missouri		/ˈbɒlɪvər/	Name of multiple places
Bolivar Township, Indiana		/ˈbɒlɪvər/
Bosque County, Texas		/ˈbɒski/
Bossier City, Louisiana		/ˈboʊʒər/
Bowie, Maryland		/ˈbuːi/	Also the place in Texas
Buena, New Jersey		/ˈbjuːnə/
Buena, Washington		/ˈbjuːɛnə/
Buena Vista, Colorado		/ˌbjuːnəˈvɪstə/	Name of multiple places
Buck Creek, Indiana		/ˈbʌkrɪk/
Buddha, Indiana		/ˈbuːdi/
Buhl, Idaho		/bjuːl/
Bulverde, Texas		/bʊlˈvɜːrdi/
Burgundy Street, New Orleans, Louisiana		/bərˈɡʌndi/
Burien, Washington		/ˈbjʊəriən/
Burnet, Texas		/ˈbɜːrnɪt/
Burthe Street, New Orleans, Louisiana		/bjuːθ/
Cairo, Georgia		/ˈkeɪroʊ/	Also the place in Mississippi
Cairo, Illinois		/ˈkɛəroʊ/	Also the places in New York and Ohio
Cahuenga Pass		/kəˈwɛŋɡə/
Calais, Maine		/ˈkælɪs/	Also the place in Vermont
Calliope Street, New Orleans, Louisiana		/ˈkælioʊp/
Camano Island		/kəˈmeɪnoʊ/
Canaan Valley		/kəˈneɪn/
Casa Grande, Arizona		/ˈkæsə ˌɡrænd/
		/ˈkæsə ˌɡrændi/
Camp Hill, Pennsylvania		/kæmˈpɪl/
Canajoharie, New York		/ˈkænədʒəˈhɛəri/
Canyon de Chelly National Monument	Canyon de SHAY	/ˈʃeɪ/
Castile, New York		/ˈkɒstaɪl/
Cathlamet, Washington		/kəθˈlæmət/
Celina, Texas		/sɪˈlaɪnə/
Chartres Street, New Orleans, Louisiana		/ˈtʃɑːrtər/
Charlevoix, Michigan		/ˈʃɑːrləvɔɪ/
Charlotte, Vermont		/ʃɑːrˈlɒt/	Also the place in New York
Chatham, Massachusetts		/ˈtʃætəm/	Also the places in New York and New Jersey
Chauncey, Ohio		/ˈtʃænsi/
Chehalis River, Washington		/ʃəˈheɪlɪs/
Chelan County, Washington		/ʃɪˈlæn/
Cheyenne, Wyoming		/ʃaɪˈæn/
Cherryville, North Carolina		/ˈtʃɜːrvɪl/
Chewelah, Washington		/tʃɪˈwiːlə/
Chicago		/ʃɪˈkɑːɡoʊ/
Chickasha, Oklahoma		/ˈtʃɪkəʃeɪ/
Chili, New York		/ˈtʃaɪlaɪ/	Also the place in Indiana
Clatskanie, Oregon		/ˈklætskənaɪ/
Clinton, South Carolina		/ˈklɪnən/
Coahoma, Mississippi		/kəˈhoʊmə/
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho		/ˌkɔːr dəˈleɪn/
Concord, New Hampshire		/ˈkɒŋkərd/	Also the place in Massachusetts
Conneaut, Ohio		/ˈkɒniɔːt/
Conneautville, Pennsylvania		/ˈkɒniɔːt/
Conetoe, North Carolina		/kəˈniːtə/
Connecticut		/kəˈnɛtɪkət/
Copalis Beach, Washington		/koʊˈpeɪlɪs/
Copiague, New York		/koʊˈpeɪɡ/
Coquille, Oregon		/koʊˈkiːl/
Cordele, Georgia		/kɔːrˈdiːl/
Cordele, Texas		/kɔːrˈdɛl/
Cotulla, Texas		/kəˈtjuːlə/
Coupland, Texas	like Copeland	/ˈkoʊplənd/
Courtois Creek		locally /ˈkoʊtəweɪ/
Coventry, Connecticut	KOV-ən-tree	/ˈkɒvəntri/	Also the place in Rhode Island
Coxsackie, New York		/kʊkˈsæki/
Creve Coeur, Missouri		/ˈkriːv ˈkʊər/
Cudahy, California		/ˈkʌdəheɪ, ˈkuːdəhaɪ/
Dalton, Ohio		/ˈdæltən/
Damariscotta, Maine		/dæmrɪˈskɒtə/
Darien, Connecticut	dair-ee-AN	/ˌdɛəriˈæn/
Delhi, California		/ˈdɛlhaɪ/	Name of multiple places
Del Norte County, California and Del Norte, Colorado		/dɛl ˈnɔːrt/
Demonbreun Street, Nashville, Tennessee		/dəˈmɒnbri.ɪn/
Dequindre Cut, Detroit, Michigan		/dʊˈkwɪndʊr/
Des Moines, Iowa		/dɪ ˈmɔɪn/
Des Moines, Washington		/dɪ ˈmɔɪnz/
Deschutes River, Oregon		/dɪˈʃuːts/
Duarte, California		/ˈdwɔːrti/
DuBois, Pennsylvania		/duˈbɔɪz, -ˈbɔɪs/
Dubois County, Indiana		/duˈbɔɪz, -ˈbɔɪs/
Duenweg, Missouri		/dʌnəˈwɛɡ/
Duffau, Texas		/dəˈfoʊ/
Dungeness River		/ˈdʌndʒɪnɪs/
Eau Claire, Michigan	aw-CLAIR	/ɔːˈklɛər/
El Dorado, Arkansas		/ˌɛldəˈreɪdoʊ/	Multiple placenames
El Dorado Springs, Missouri		/ˌɛldəˈreɪdoʊ/
Elbe, Washington	EL-bee	/ˈɛlbiː/
Elizabethton		/ɪˌlɪzəˈbiːθən/
Elkhart	EL-kart	/ˈɛlkɑːrt/	Name of multiple places
Embarras River, Illinois		/ˈæmbrɔː/
Ephrata, Washington		/iˈfreɪtə/
Estacada, Oregon		/ˌɛstəˈkeɪdə/
Faneuil Hall, Boston		/ˈfæn(i)əl/
Floydada, Texas		/flɔɪˈdeɪdə/
Forked River, New Jersey		/ˈfɔːrkɪd/
Fort Duquesne, Pittsburgh		/djuːˈkeɪn/
Fremont, California		/ˈfriːmɒnt/
Freret, New Orleans		/fərˈɛt/
Fries, Virginia	FREEZ	/ˈfriːz/
Galice, Oregon	gə-LEESS	/ɡəˈliːs/
Gallipolis, Ohio	GAL-ə-pə-LEESS	/ˌɡæləpəˈliːs/
Galveston, Indiana		/ɡælˈvɛstən/
Geauga County, Ohio		/dʒiˈɔːɡə/
Genoa, New York		/dʒɛˈnoʊə/
Ghent, Ohio	JENT	/ˈdʒɛnt/
Gloucester County, New Jersey		/ˈɡlɔːstər/	Name of multiple places
Gnadenhutten, Ohio		/dʒəˌneɪdənˈhʌtən/
Gogebic County, Michigan		/ɡoʊˈɡiːbɪk/
Greenwich, Connecticut		/ˈɡrɛnɪtʃ/
Greenwich Village		/ˈɡrɛnɪtʃ/
Gruene, New Braunfels, Texas		/ˈɡriːn/
Harlingen, Texas		/ˈhɑːrlɪndʒən/
Haverhill, Massachusetts		/ˈheɪvərɪl/
Havre, Montana		/ˈhævər/
Havre de Grace, Maryland		/ˈhævər də ˈɡreɪs/
Helena, Alabama		/həˈliːnə/
Hereford, Texas		/ˈhɜːrfərd/	Also a place in Pennsylvania
Hindman, Kentucky		/ˈhɪmən/
Hochheim, Texas		/ˈhoʊhaɪm/
Hockessin, Delaware		/ˈhoʊkɛsɪn/
Holcomb, Missouri		/ˈhɔːkəm/
Houston, Delaware		/ˈhaʊstən/	Also places in Georgia and Ohio, and the New York City street
Houston, Texas		/ˈ(h)juːstən/
Houston Street, New York City		/ˈhaʊstən/
Hualapai		/ˈwɒləpaɪ/
Huger, South Carolina		/ˈ(h)juːdʒi/
Humble, Texas	UMB-əl	/ˈʌmbəl/
Hurricane, Utah		/ˈhɜːrɪkən/	Also places in Mississippi and West Virginia
Illinois		/ˌɪlɪˈnɔɪ/
Ilwaco		/ɪlˈwɑːkoʊ/
Inez, Kentucky		/ˈæniːz/
Iowa, Louisiana		/ˈaɪ.əweɪ/
Iraan, Texas		/ˌaɪrəˈæn/
Ironton		/ˈɑːrntən/
Ischua		/ˈɪʃweɪ/
Isla Vista		/ˌaɪlə ˈvɪstə/
Iselin		/ˈɪzlən/
Isle au Haut		/ˈaɪləhoʊ/
Islip		/ˈaɪslɪp/
Italy, Texas		/ˈɪtli/
Jourdanton, Texas		/ˈdʒɜːrdəntən/
Juab County		/ˈdʒuːæb/
Julian, Pennsylvania		/dʒuːliˈæn/
Kalaloch		/ˈkleɪlɒk/
Kamay, Texas		/ˈkeɪmeɪ/
Kamela, Oregon		/kəˈmiːlə/
Kamiah		/ˈkæmiaɪ/
Kearney		/ˈkɑːrni/	Various places
Keechelus Lake		/ˈkɛtʃələs/
Keuka Lake		/ˈkjuːkə/
Keweenaw County		/ˈkiːwɪnɔː/
Kissimmee		/kɪˈsɪmiː/
Kleberg County, Texas		/ˈkleɪbɜːrɡ/
Kosciusko		/kɒziˈɛskoʊ/
Kosciusko County		/kɒsiˈɒskoʊ/
Kountze, Texas	KOONTS	/ˈkuːnts/
Kure Beach		/ˈkjʊəri/
La Fayette		/ləˈfeɪət, -ˈfaɪ-/
La Grande		/lə ˈɡrænd/
La Jolla		/lə ˈhɔɪə/
Lac Courte Oreilles		/ləˌkuːtəˈreɪ/
Lafayette		/ˌlɑːfiːˈɛt, ˌlæf-/
La Plata		/lə ˈpleɪtə/
Lake Orion		/ˈɒriən/	Also other places named "Orion"
Lake Oswego		/ɒsˈwiːɡoʊ/
Lake Pend Oreille		/pɒndəˈreɪ/
Lalor Street, Trenton		/ˈlɔːlər/
Lamesa, Texas		/ləˈmiːsə/
Lancaster, Pennsylvania	LANG-ki-stər	/ˈlæŋkɪstər/
Lapwai		/ˈlæpwaɪ/
Latah		/ˈleɪtɑː/	Also Latah County
Leakey		/ˈleɪki/
Lebam		/ləˈbæm/
Lebanon, Pennsylvania		/ˈlɛbənən/, /ˈlɛbnən/	Also the city in New Hampshire
Leicester, Massachusetts	like Lester	/ˈlɛstər/
Leicester, Vermont		/ˈlaɪstər/
Lemhi County		/ˈlɛmhaɪ/
Lemoore		/ləˈmɔːr/	Colloquial pronunciation
		/ˈliːmɔːr/	Official pronunciation
Leominster		/ˈlɛmɪnstər/
Levy, South Carolina		/ˈliːvi/
Lewes		/ˈljuːɪs/
Lima		/ˈlaɪmə/
Limon, Colorado	LYE-mun	/ˈlaɪmən/
Livernois Avenue, Detroit		/lɪvʊrˈnɔɪ/
Lodi		/ˈloʊdaɪ/
Lompoc		/ˈlɒmpoʊk/
Los Angeles		/lɒs ˈændʒələs/
Louisville		/ˈluːɪsvɪl/	Most places besides the one in Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky		/ˈlʌvəl/ ⓘ
		/ˈluːəvəl/ ⓘ
Lowville, New York	LAO-vil	/laʊvɪl/
Mabank		/ˈmeɪbæŋk/
Makinac Island		/ˈmækɪnɔː/
Madras, Oregon		/ˈmædrəs/
Madrid, Alabama		/ˈmædrɪd/	Name of various places
Malad River		/məˈlæd/
Malheur River		/ˈmælhjʊər/
Manchaca, Texas		/ˈmænʃæk/
Manor, Texas	MAY-nər	/ˈmeɪnər/
Mantua, Utah	MAN-uh-way	/ˈmænəweɪ/
Marathon, Texas		/ˈmɛərəθən/
Marquam		/ˈmɑːrkəm/
Marquez, Texas		/mɑːrˈkeɪ/
Marseilles, Illinois		/mɑːrˈseɪlz/	Also a place in Ohio
Martinez, Georgia	mahr-ti-NEZ	/mɑːrtɪˈnɛz/
Maryland		/ˈmærɪlənd/
Mattapan		/mætəˈpæn/
Maury County	MUR-ee	/ˈmɜːri/
Mazatzal Mountains		/mætəˈzɛl/
McGaheysville, Virginia		/məˈɡækizvɪl/
Meagher County, Montana	MARR	/ˈmɑːr/
Mebane, North Carolina		/ˈmɛbən/
Medina, Ohio		/mɪˈdaɪnə/	Also places in Washington and New York
Melpomene Street, New Orleans, Louisiana		/ˈmɛlpəmiːn/
Mentor, Ohio		/ˈmɛn(t)ər/
Mesa, Washington		/ˈmiːsə/
Methow		/ˈmɛtaʊ/
Mexia, Texas		/məˈheɪə/
Miami, Oklahoma		/maɪˈæmə/	Also a place in Texas
Micanopy		/ˌmɪkəˈnoʊpi/
Michigan		/ˈmɪʃɪɡən/ ⓘ
Milan, Illinois		/ˈmaɪlən/	Name of multiple places
Minam, Oregon		/ˈmaɪnəm/
Minot, North Dakota		/ˈmaɪnɒt/
Missouri		/mɪˈzɜːri/
Mobile, Alabama		/moʊˈbiːl/
Mogollon Rim		/mʌɡɪˈjoʊn/
Monson, Massachusetts		/ˈmʌnsən/
Montague, Texas		/ˈmɒntæɡ/
Montpelier, Vermont		/mɒntˈpiːliər/	Pronunciation used for the other places with this name
Montpelier, Virginia		/mɒntpəˈlɪər/
Moscow, Idaho		/ˈmɒskoʊ/	Also a place in Tennessee
Mount Desert Island		/dɪˈzɜːrt/
Munday, Texas		/ˈmʌndi/
Mulino, Oregon		/məˈlaɪnoʊ/
Mukilteo	MUK-əl-TEE-oh	/ˌmʌkəlˈtiːoʊ/
Nacogdoches	NAK-ə-DOH-chis	/ˌnækəˈdoʊtʃɪs/
Nahant		/nəˈhɑːnt/
Nahma Township		/ˈneɪmə/
Naselle		/neɪˈsɛl/
Natchitoches	NAK-ə-tish	/ˈnækɪtəʃ/
Nederland, Texas		/ˈniːdərlənd/
Nehalem		/niːˈheɪləm/
Nenana River		/niːˈnænə/
Neodesha		/niːˈoʊdəʃeɪ/
Nespelem		/nɛsˈpiːləm/
Netarts		/ˈniːtɑːrts/
Nevada (state)		/nɪˈvædə/
Nevada (cities)		/nɪˈveɪdə/
Nevada County		/nɪˈveɪdə/
Newark, Ohio	NURK	/ˈnɜːrk/
New Athens	New AY-thənz	/ˈeɪθənz/	Name of multiple places
New Berlin	New BUR-lin	/ˈbɜːrlɪn/	Name of multiple places
New Orleans	new OR-linz	/njuː ˈɔːrlɪnz/
New Madrid, Missouri	New MAD-rid	/ˈmædrɪd/
New Prague, Minnesota	New PRAYG	/ˈpreɪɡ/
New Tripoli, Pennsylvania	New tri-POH-lee	/trɪˈpoʊli/
Noel, Missouri	NOHL	/noʊl/
Norfolk, Nebraska		/ˈnɔːrfɔːrk/
Norfolk, Virginia		/ˈnɔːrfʊk/
Ochelata		/oʊʃəˈleɪtə/
Ochiltree County		/ˈɒkəltriː/
Ojai	OH-hy	/ˈoʊhaɪ/	As per the Spanish
Olathe		/oʊˈleɪθə/
Ontonagon River		/ˌɒntəˈnɑːɡən/
Orcas Island		/ˈɔːrkəs/
Ouray	YOO-ray	/ˈjʊəreɪ/
Palacios		/pəˈlæʃəs/
Palermo, North Dakota		/ˈpælərmoʊ/
Palestine, Texas		/ˈpælɪstiːn/
Palo Gaucho Bayou, Texas		/ˈpɑːliˌɡɑːtʃ/
Palouse		/pəˈluːs/
Paso Robles		/ˌpæsə ˈroʊbəlz/
Pass Christian		/ˌpæskrɪstʃiˈæn/
Patchogue		/ˈpætʃɒɡ/
Pawtucket		/pəˈtʌkɪt/
Peabody, Massachusetts		/ˈpiːbədi/
Pearrygin Lake		/ˈpɛərɪdʒɪn/
Pedernales		/ˌpɜːrdəˈnælɪs/
Pend Oreille River		/ˌpɒndəˈreɪ/
Peoria, Iowa	PEER-ee	/ˈpɪrˌiː/
Peru, Indiana	PEE-roo	/ˈpiːruː/
Picabo	like peek-a-boo	/ˈpiːkəbuː/
Piceance Creek		/ˈpiːɔːns, -æns/
Pierre, South Dakota	PEER	/pɪər/
Pittsburgh	PITS-burg	/ˈpɪtsbɜːrɡ/
Placer County	PLASS-ər	/ˈplæsər/
Placerville	PLASS-ər-vil	/ˈplæsərvɪl/
Plano		/ˈpleɪnoʊ/
Plymouth		/ˈplɪməθ/
Point Mugu		/ˌpɔɪnt məˈɡuː/
Pojoaque		/pəˈwɑːki/
Pompeii, Michigan		/ˈpɒmpiːaɪ/
Port Bolivar	Port BOL-iv-ər	/ˈbɒlɪvər/
Port Hueneme	PORT wy-NEE-mee	/pɔːrt waɪˈniːmi/
Poth	POHTH	/poʊθ/
Poughkeepsie		/pəˈkɪpsi/
Poulsbo		/ˈpɔːlzboʊ/
Poway		/ˈpaʊ.eɪ/
Prague, Oklahoma	PRAYG	/preɪɡ/
Puget Sound		/ˈpjuːdʒɪt/
Pulaski, New York		/pəˈlæskaɪ/
Purgatoire River		/ˈpɪkɪt.waɪər/
Puyallup, Washington		/pjuːˈɔːləp/ pew-AWL-əp	Local pronunciation
		/pjuːˈæləp/ pew-AL-əp
Quincy, Massachusetts	KWIN-zee	/ˈkwɪnzi/
Quitaque	KIT-ə-kway	/ˈkɪtəkweɪ/
Qulin	KYOO-lin	/ˈkjuːlɪn/
Raleigh	RAH-lee	/ˈrɑːli/
Refugio, California		/rəˈfjuːfioʊ, -hioʊ/	Name of multiple places
Refugio, Texas		/rəˈfjʊərioʊ/
Rensselaer		/ˌrɛnsəˈlɪər/	Name of multiple places
Rhea County	RAY	/reɪ/
Riga, New York	RY-gə	/ˈraɪɡə/
Rio	RY-oh	/ˈraɪoʊ/	In Florida and Wisconsin
Rio Grande, Ohio	RY-oh GRAND	/ˌraɪoʊ ˈɡrænd/
Ronkonkoma	ron-KONG-kə-mə	/rɒnˈkɒŋkəmə/
Ruch	ROOSH	/ruːʃ/
Russia, Ohio	ROOSH-ee	/ˈruːʃi/
Russiaville	ROOSH-ee-vil	/ˈruːʃivɪl/
Rutherfordton, North Carolina	RULF-tən	/ˈrʌlftən/
Saguache, Colorado (town and county)	sə-WAHTCH	/səˈwɑːtʃ/ ⓘ
Salide, Colorado	sə-LY-də	/səˈlaɪdə/
Saline, Michigan	sə-LEEN	/səˈliːn/
Samish Island	SAM-ish	/ˈsæmɪʃ/
Sammamish	sə-MAM-ish	/səˈmæmɪʃ/
San Jose, Illinois	san-JOHZ	/sæn ˈdʒoʊz/
San Luis Obispo, California	Middle word LOO-ihss	/sæn ˌluːɪs əˈbɪspoʊ/
San Pedro, Los Angeles, California	san PEE-droh	/sæn ˈpiːdroʊ/
San Rafael, California	san-rə-FEL	/sæn rəˈfɛl/
San Xavier, Arizona	san-HAH-vee-ay	/sæn ˈhɑːvieɪ/
Sangre Street, Stillwater, Oklahoma	ZANG-ər	/ˈzæŋər/
Sault Sainte Marie	SOO SAYNT mə-REE	/ˈsuː seɪnt məˈriː/
Schaghticoke	SKAT-i-kuuk	/ˈskæt(ɪ)kʊk/
Schuylkill River	SKOO-kəl	/ˈskuːkəl/
Scituate	SICH-oo-it	/ˈsɪtʃuɪt/
Sebring, Florida	SEE-bring	/ˈsiːbrɪŋ/
Sedro-Woolley	SEE-droh WUU-lee	/ˈsiːdroʊ ˈwʊli/
Sekiu	SEE-kyoo	/ˈsiːkjuː/
Semiahmoo Bay	sem-ee-AH-moh	/sɛmiˈɑːmoʊ/
Sequim	SKWIM	/ˈskwɪm/
Shawangunk Ridge	SHON-gum	/ˈʃɒnɡʌm/
Shawano	SHAWN-oh	/ʃɔːnoʊ/
Shoshone, Idaho	shoh-SHOHN	/ʃoʊˈʃoʊn/
Sigourney, Iowa		/ˈsɪɡərniː/
Siuslaw River	sy-YOO-slaw	/saɪˈjuːslɔː/
Skagit	SKAJ-it	/ˈskædʒɪt/	Various places
Skamokawa		/skəˈmɒkəweɪ/
Skaneateles Lake		/ˌskɪniˈætləs/
Sol Duc River	like "Soul Duck River"	/ˈsoʊl dʌk/
Spokane	spoh-KAN	/spoʊˈkæn/
Staunton, Virginia	like Stanton	/ˈstæntən/
Stehekin		/stəˈhiːkɪn/
Steilacoom		/ˈstɪləkʌm/
Strait of Juan de Fuca	Strait of HWAHN də FYOO-kə	/ˌhwɑːn də ˈfjuːkə/
Study Butte	STYOO-dee BYOOT	/ˈstjuːdi ˈbjuːt/
Suisun City	si-SOON	/sɪˈsuːn/
Swarthmore	SWAHTH-mor	/ˈswɑːθmɔːr/
Swansea	SWAHN-zee	/ˈswɑːnzi/
Tahawus	tə-HAWZ	/təˈhɔːz/
Taliaferro County		/ˈtɒlɪvər/
Tallmadge, Ohio		/ˈtælmɪdʒ/
Tanana River		/ˈtænənɑː/
Tchoupitoulas Street, New Orleans	CHOP-i-TOO-ləs	/ˌtʃɒpɪˈtuːləs/
Tekoa, Washington	TEE-koh	/ˈtiːkoʊ/
Telocaset		/ˌtɛləˈkæsɪt/
Terre Haute		/ˌtɛrə ˈhoʊt, -ˈhʌt/
Tewksbury	TUX-bə-ree	/ˈtʊksbəri/
Thames River, Connecticut	THAYMZ, not TEMZ	/ˈθeɪmz/, not /tɛmz/
The Dalles	The DALZ	/ˈdælz/
Thibodaux	TI-bə-doh	/ˈtɪbədoʊ/
Thoreau, New Mexico	thə-ROO	/θəˈru/
Throop	TROOP	/ˈtruːp/
Tieton	TY-ə-tən	/ˈtaɪ.ətən/
Tigard	TY-gərd	/ˈtaɪɡərd/
Tillamook		/ˈtɪləmʌk/
		/ˈtɪləmʊk/
Tok	TOHK	/toʊk/
Tooele	too-IL-ə	/tuˈɪlə/
Topsail Beach	TOP-səl Beach	/ˈtɒpsəl/
Topsham	TOP-səm	/ˈtɒpsəm/
Touchet River	TOO-shee	/ˈtuːʃi/
Tow, Texas	TAO	/taʊ/
Towaoc, Colorado	TOY-yock	/tɔɪɔːk/ ⓘ
Towson	TAO-sən	/taʊsən/
Tripoli, Iowa	tri-POH-lə	/trɪˈpoʊlə/
Tualatin	TOO-ah-lə-tin	/tuˈɑːlətɪn/
Tucson	TOO-son	/ˈtuːsɒn/
Tulare	tuu-LAYR-(ee)	/tʊˈlɛər(i)/
Tuolumne River	TOO-ol-um-ee	/tuˈɒləmi/
Tygh Valley	TY	/taɪ/
Uhland	YOO-lənd	/ˈjuːlənd/
Utley, Texas	YOOT-lee	/ˈjuːtli/
Valatie	və-LAY-shə	/vəˈleɪʃə/
Valdez, Alaska	val-DEEZ	/vælˈdiːz/
Vallejo	və-LAY-(h)oh	/vəˈleɪ(h)oʊ/
Vedauwoo, Wyoming	VEE-duh-voo	/ˈviːdəvuː/
Veneta	vi-NEE-tə	/vɪˈniːtə/
Venetie	VEEN-i-ty	/ˈviːnɪtaɪ/
Verdi	VUR-die	/ˈvɜːrdaɪ/
Vergennes	vər-JENZ	/vərˈdʒɛnz/
Versailles	vur-SAYLZ	/vɜːrˈseɪlz/	Various places
Vici	VY-sy	/ˈvaɪsaɪ/
Vienna	vy-AN-ə	/vaɪˈænə/	In Illinois, Ohio, and South Dakota
Visalia	vy-SAY-lee-ə	/vaɪˈseɪliə/
Waelder	like welder	/ˈwɛldər/
Wahkiakum County	wə-KY-ə-kəm	/wəˈkaɪ.əkəm/
Wallowa Mountains	wə-LAO-ə	/wəˈlaʊə/
Waltham	WAWL-tham	/ˈwɔːlθæm/
Waukesha	WAW-ki-shaw	/ˈwɔːkɪʃɔː/
Waupun	WAW-pawn	/ˈwɔːpɔːn/
Waxahachie	wox-ə-HACH-ee	/ˌwɒksəˈhætʃi/
Waynoka	wə-NOH-kə	/wəˈnoʊkə/
Wayzata	wy-ZET-ə	/waɪˈzɛtə/
Weippe	WEE-eyep	/ˈwiːaɪp/
Weiser	WEEZ-ər	/ˈwiːzər/
Whitemarsh Island	WHIT-mahrsh	/ˈhwɪtmɑːrʃ/
Wilkes-Barre	BARR-ə	/ˈbærə/
	like Barry	/ˈbæri/
	BARR	/ˈbær/
Willamette River	wi-LAM-it	/wɪˈlæmɪt/
Willapa River	WIL-ə-pah	/ˈwɪləpɑː/
Woburn	WOO-bərn	/ˈwuːbərn/
Wooster	WUUS-tər	/ˈwʊstər/
Worcester	WUUS-tər	/ˈwʊstər/	Various places
Wyandanch	WY-ən-danch	/ˈwaɪənˌdæntʃ/
Wytheville, Virginia		/wɪθvɪl/
Yakima	YAK-ə-mah	/ˈjækəmɑː/
Yachats	YAH-hahts	/ˈjɑːhɑːts/
Yaquina Bay	yə-KWIN-ə	/jəˈkwɪnə/
Yocona River	YOK-nee	/ˈjɒkni/
Youghiogheny River	yawk-ə-GAY-nee	/ˌjɔːkəˈɡeɪni/
Ypsilanti	ip-si-LAN-tee	/ˌɪpsɪˈlænti/
Yreka	wy-REE-kə	/waɪˈriːkə/
Zabcikville	ZAHB-chik-vil	/ˈzɑːbtʃɪkvɪl/
Zuehl, Texas	ZEEL	/ziːl/
Zzyzx, California	ZY-ziks	/ˈzaɪzɪks/

References

• State of Michigan, Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity. "Pronunciation Guide - 'You Say it How in Michigan?' for Michigan Names and Places". www.michigan.gov. Archived from the original on February 1, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
• "A Pronunciation Guide to Places in Ohio". E. W. Scripps School of Journalism. Archived from the original on July 25, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2020.