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Minnesota Pronunciation
Minnesota is pronounced mi-ni-SOH-tuh, IPA /ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə/.
mi-ni-SOH-tuh
US /ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə/
Syllables: mi · ni · SOH · tuh (4 syllables, stress on syllable 3)
proper noun: The American state on the Canadian border whose largest city is Minneapolis.
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Minnesota in a Sentence
- Winters in Minnesota are famously long.
- She grew up in northern Minnesota near the lakes.
- Minnesota has more shoreline than California.
Common Mispronunciations of Minnesota
Not MI-nuh-soh-tuh
Third syllable takes the beat. The two in front of it are short and even, which gives the name its steady run up to SOH.
Not mi-nuh-SAH-tuh
That o is long, the oh of go. A short vowel there pulls the name towards the sound of sotto.
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