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Houston Pronunciation
Houston is pronounced HYOO-stuhn, IPA /ˈhjustən/.
HYOO-stuhn
US /ˈhjustən/
Syllables: HYOO · stuhn (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
proper noun: The largest city in Texas, and a street in Manhattan said quite differently.
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Houston in a Sentence
- They flew into Houston on Thursday.
- Houston has no zoning code.
- Houston Street runs across Lower Manhattan.
Common Mispronunciations of Houston
Not HOO-stuhn
A y glides in after the h, so the city opens HYOO, the way huge does.
Not HOW-stuhn
That is the New York street. The Texan city is HYOO-stuhn.
Tip: The Scottish surname behind both is usually HOO-stuhn, which is how the readings came to differ.
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