How to pronounce the 50 states of the USA

There are 50 states in the US. Do you know how to pronounce all of them?

In this video, I’m showing you how to pronounce each one…and some might just surprise you!

A quick side note, there can be many different regional pronunciations of each state, so in this video, I’ve covered the most common!

Here’s a list of the 50 states in the United States with IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription:

Alabama /ˌæl.əˈbæ.mə/

Alaska /əˈlæ.skə/

Arizona /ˌɛɹ.ɪˈzoʊ.nə/

Arkansas /ˈɑːɹ.kən.sɔː/ or /sɑː/

California /ˌkæl.ɪˈfɔːɹ.ni.ə/ or /njə/

Colorado /ˌkɑː.ləˈɹɑ.doʊ/ or /ˌkɑː.ləˈɹæ.doʊ/

Connecticut /kəˈnɛ.ɾɪ.kət/

Delaware /ˈdɛ.lə.wɛɹ/

Florida:
1 syllable /ˈfloɹ.də/  or /ˈflɑɹ.də/
2 syllables /ˈflɔːɹ.ɪ.də/ or /ˈflɑɹ.ɪ.də/

Georgia /ˈdʒɔːɹ.dʒə/

Hawaii /həˈwaɪ.i/ or with a glide /ji/ 

Idaho /ˈaɪ.dəˌhoʊ/

Illinois /ˌɪl.ɪˈnɔɪ/ or  /ˌɪləˈnɔɪ/

Indiana /ˌɪn.diˈæn.ə/

Iowa /ˈaɪ.ə.wə/

Kansas /ˈkæn.zəs/

Kentucky /kənˈtʌ.ki/

Louisiana /luˌiː.ziˈæn.ə/ or /ləˌwiːziˈænə/ 

Maine /meɪn/

Maryland /ˈmɛɹ.ɪ.lənd/ or /ˈmæɹɪlənd/

Massachusetts /ˌmæs.əˈtʃuː.sɪts/

Michigan /ˈmɪ.ʃɪ.ɡən/

Minnesota /ˌmɪ.nəˈsoʊ.ɾə/  

Mississippi /ˌmɪ.sɪˈsɪ.pi/

Missouri /mɪˈzɜː.ɹi/ 

Montana /mɑnˈtænə/

Nebraska /nəˈbɹæ.skə/

Nevada /nəˈvɑː.də/ or /nəˈvæ.də/

New Hampshire /nuː ˈhæmp.ʃəɹ/

New Jersey /nuː ˈdʒɜːɹ.zi/ or /nju/

New Mexico /nuː ˈmɛk.sɪˌkoʊ/ or  /nju/

New York /nuː ˈjɔːɹk/ or /nju/ or /nu ˈjɔək/ (regional)

North Carolina /ˌnɔɹθ kɛɹəˈlaɪnə/ or /ˌnɔːɹθ kæɹ.əˈlaɪ.nə/  

North Dakota /ˌnɔːɹθ dəˈkoʊ.ɾə/ 

Ohio /oʊˈhaɪ.oʊ/ 

Oklahoma /ˌoʊ.kləˈhoʊ.mə/

Oregon
1: /ˈɔː.ɹɪ.ɡən/ or  /ˈɔɹəɡɪn/
2: /ˈɑɹɪɡən/  

Pennsylvania /ˌpɛn.səlˈveɪ.ni.ə/ or /njə/

Rhode Island /ɹoʊd ˈaɪ.lənd/

South Carolina /ˌsaʊθ kɛɹəˈlaɪnə/

South Dakota /ˌsaʊθ dəˈkoʊ.ɾə/ 

Tennessee /ˌtɛn.əˈsi/

Texas /ˈtɛk.səs/ or /ˈtɛk.sɪs/

Utah /ˈjuː.tɔː/ but also /ˈjuːˌtɑː/

Vermont /vəɹˈmɑnt/ 

Virginia /vəɹˈdʒɪn.jə/

Washington /ˈwɑː.ʃɪŋ.tən/ or /ˈwɔː.ʃɪŋ.tən/ 

West Virginia /ˌwɛst vəɹˈdʒɪn.jə/

Wisconsin /wɪsˈkɑn.sɪn/ or /wəsˈkɑnsən/

Wyoming /waɪˈoʊ.mɪŋ/