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Michigan Pronunciation

Written by Eleanor Whitfield, Lead English Curriculum Editor · Updated 2026-10-13

Michigan is pronounced MI-shi-guhn, IPA /ˈmɪʃɪgən/.

MI-shi-guhn

US /ˈmɪʃɪgən/

Syllables: MI · shi · guhn (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)

proper noun: A state in the northern United States, and the Great Lake it takes its name from.

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Michigan in a Sentence

Michigan sits between two of the Great Lakes.
She studied engineering in Michigan.
Lake Michigan freezes along the shore most winters.

Common Mispronunciations of Michigan

Not MI-chi-guhn

Read the ch as sh. The name reached English through French from an Ojibwe word, and French ch is a sh.

Not mi-shi-GAN

First of three beats is the strong one, and the last wears down to guhn.

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