Report: The most difficult town name to pronounce each state

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A recent report has revealed the most difficult town name to pronounce in each state across the country. 

Preply, an online language learning platform, released a report earlier this summer that included a list of what it considers to be the hardest-to-pronounce town names in each state. 

In Ohio, the town name that is the most difficult to say is Gnadenhutten, which is pronounced “ji-NAY-dun-huh-tehn,” according to the analysis.

In West Virginia, the McDowell County town of Iaeger, gives folks pause before they say it. It’s pronounced “YAY-ger,” according to the study. And in Kentucky, people have some difficulty in pronouncing Tyewhoppety, “tih-WAH-pi-tee,” in Todd County.

Town names from states surrounding that made the list include Loogootee in Indiana, Sault Ste. Marie in Michigan, McGaheysville in Virginia and Shickshinny in Pennsylvania.  

While not included in the report, Ohio boasts a variety of other unique names for towns, cities and unincorporated communities, including Knockemstiff in Ross County, Celeryville in Huron County, Reminderville in Summit County and Pee Pee Township in Pike County. 

Preply also found out what state names residents struggle with pronouncing the most. The website pulled Google Trends data from the past year for terms such as “[state name] pronunciation” in each U.S. state.

Americans overall found Arkansas the hardest to pronounce. However, Ohioans struggled the most with saying Massachusetts.