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Commonly Mispronounced English-language Place Names

Can you guess the correct pronunciation to these irregularly spelled place names?
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Last updated: November 22, 2022
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First submittedNovember 22, 2022
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1. Dunedin, New Zealand
DUN-dən ✓
DOO-nə-dən ✓
də-NEE-dən ✓
DUN-nə-dən ✓
2. Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
RAY-lee ✓
RAW-lee ✓
RYE-lee ✓
RAH-lee ✓
3. Sault Ste. Marie, Canada
SALT-seint-ma-REE ✓
SOW-seint-ma-REE ✓
SAW-seint-ma-REE ✓
SOO-seint-ma-REE ✓
4. Nevada (US state)
nə-VA-də (as in "apple") ✓
nə-VAY-də ✓
NA-və-də ✓
nə-VAAH-də (as in "palm") ✓
5. Comber, Northern Ireland
KUM-bər ✓
KOHM-ər ✓
KIM-mər ✓
KAM-bər ✓
6. Brisbane, Australia
BRIZ-bane ✓
BRIZ-bən ✓
BRIS-bən ✓
BRIS-bane ✓
7. Hawarden, Wales
hə-WAY-dən ✓
HAR-dən ✓
HAW-dən ✓
HER-dən ✓
8. Regina, Canada
rə-GEEN-ə ✓
rə-GINE-ə ✓
rə-JEEN-ə ✓
rə-JINE-ə ✓
9. Launceston, Australia
LAN-səs-tən ✓
LAWN-səs-tən ✓
LON-səs-tən ✓
LAWN-stən ✓
10. Mousehole, England
MAYZ-əl ✓
MAWZ-əl ✓
MAOZ-əl ✓
MOUSE-hole ✓
11. Louisville, Kentucky, United States
LUR-vil ✓
LOO-ee-vil ✓
LOH-is-vil ✓
LOO-is-vil ✓
12. Streatham, England
STRET-əm ✓
STREET-əm ✓
STREETH-əm ✓
STRAT-əm ✓
13. Connacht, Ireland
KAWN-awt ✓
KON-ack ✓
KAN-ət ✓
KON-awt ✓
14. Slaithwaite, England
SLAY-thwayt ✓
SLA-wit ✓
SLAY-tə ✓
SLAW-thə ✓
15. Kirkcaldy, Scotland
kur-KAR-dee ✓
kur-KAWL-dee ✓
kur-KAD-dee ✓
kur-KAW-dee ✓
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