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U.S. cities pronunciation guide

A pronunciation guide for the names of cities in the United States.

TermPronunciation
Albuquerque/ˈælbəkɜːrki/
Austin/ˈɒstɪn/
Baltimore/ˈbɔːltɪmɔːr, ˈbɒltɪmɔːr/
Boston/ˈbɒstən/
Charlotte/ˈʃɑːrlət/
Chicago/ʃɪˈkɑːɡoʊ/
Columbus/kəˈlʌmbəs/
Dallas/ˈdæləs/
Denver/ˈdɛnvər/
Detroit/dɪˈtrɔɪt/
El Paso/ɛl ˈpæsoʊ/
Fort Worth/ˈfɔːrt ˈwɜːrθ/
Houston/ˈhjuːstən/
Indianapolis/ˌɪndiəˈnæpəlɪs/
Jacksonville/ˈdʒæksənvɪl/
Las Vegas/ˈlɑːs ˈveɪɡəs/
Los Angeles/ˈlɒs ˈændʒələs/
Louisville/ˈluːɪvɪl/
Memphis/ˈmɛmfɪs/
Milwaukee/mɪlˈwɔːki/
Nashville/ˈnæʃvɪl/
New York/ˈnjuː ˈjɔːrk/
Oklahoma City/ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə ˈsɪti/
Philadelphia/ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə/
Phoenix/ˈfiːnɪks/
Portland/ˈpɔːrtlənd/
San Antonio/ˈsæn ænˈtoʊnioʊ/
San Diego/ˈsæn diˈeɪɡoʊ/
San Francisco/ˈsæn frənˈsɪskoʊ/
San Jose/ˈsæn hoʊˈzeɪ/
Seattle/siˈætəl/
Tucson/ˈtuːsɒn/
Washington/ˈwɒʃɪŋtən/

A

Albuquerque /ˈælbəkɜːrki/
Austin /ˈɒstɪn/

B

Baltimore /ˈbɔːltɪmɔːr, ˈbɒltɪmɔːr/
Boston /ˈbɒstən/

C

Charlotte /ˈʃɑːrlət/
Chicago /ʃɪˈkɑːɡoʊ/
Columbus /kəˈlʌmbəs/

D

Dallas /ˈdæləs/
Denver /ˈdɛnvər/
Detroit /dɪˈtrɔɪt/

E

El Paso /ɛl ˈpæsoʊ/

F

Fort Worth /ˈfɔːrt ˈwɜːrθ/

H

Houston /ˈhjuːstən/

I

Indianapolis /ˌɪndiəˈnæpəlɪs/

J

Jacksonville /ˈdʒæksənvɪl/

L

Las Vegas /ˈlɑːs ˈveɪɡəs/
Los Angeles /ˈlɒs ˈændʒələs/
Louisville /ˈluːɪvɪl/

M

Memphis /ˈmɛmfɪs/
Milwaukee /mɪlˈwɔːki/

N

Nashville /ˈnæʃvɪl/
New York /ˈnjuː ˈjɔːrk/

O

Oklahoma City /ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə ˈsɪti/

P

Philadelphia /ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə/
Phoenix /ˈfiːnɪks/
Portland /ˈpɔːrtlənd/

S

San Antonio /ˈsæn ænˈtoʊnioʊ/
San Diego /ˈsæn diˈeɪɡoʊ/
San Francisco /ˈsæn frənˈsɪskoʊ/
San Jose /ˈsæn hoʊˈzeɪ/
Seattle /siˈætəl/

T

Tucson /ˈtuːsɒn/

W

Washington /ˈwɒʃɪŋtən/

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