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Massachusetts Pronunciation
Massachusetts is pronounced ma-suh-CHOO-suhts, IPA /ˌmæsəˈtʃusəts/.
ma-suh-CHOO-suhts
US /ˌmæsəˈtʃusəts/
Syllables: ma · suh · CHOO · suhts (4 syllables, stress on syllable 3)
noun (proper): A state in the northeast of the United States, with Boston as its capital.
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Massachusetts in a Sentence
- Massachusetts was the sixth state to join the union.
- She studied law in Massachusetts for three years.
- The name Massachusetts comes from an Algonquian phrase for a hill.
Common Mispronunciations of Massachusetts
Not ma-suh-SHOO-suhts
The chu block gives a full ch, as in church, and not a sh.
Not MA-suh-choo-sets
CHOO in third place is the loud beat, and the ending shrinks to a quiet suhts.
Tip: The tts ending gives one t and then an s, so the word closes on suhts rather than setts.
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