English pronunciation · Words Starting with W
Wyoming Pronunciation
Wyoming is pronounced wy-OH-ming, IPA /ˌwaɪˈoʊmɪŋ/.
wy-OH-ming
US /ˌwaɪˈoʊmɪŋ/
Syllables: wy · OH · ming (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
proper noun: A state in the mountain west of the United States, the least populated of the fifty.
Audio for the American and British pronunciations plays on this page with JavaScript enabled.
Wyoming in a Sentence
- They drove across Wyoming in a single day.
- Wyoming gave women the vote before any other state.
- Most of Yellowstone sits inside Wyoming.
Common Mispronunciations of Wyoming
Not WY-oh-ming
The middle of the three beats is the loud one, and the opening wy stays quick and light.
Not wy-AH-ming
That stressed vowel is the long oh of go, which is why the name closes like roaming.
Tip: The y is read as the eye of my rather than as a vowel of its own.
More words starting with w · Every word in the pronunciation guide