How to pronounce Arkansas?

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Pronunciation of Arkansas

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The 's' in the end is silent
ARE-kun-sa
kun rhymes with sun
sa rhymes with pa




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Pronunciation of Arkansas in US

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Arkansas is pronounced as

AA r - k uh n - s AA

aa sounds like the 'a' in 'car'
r sounds like the 'r' in 'rat'
k sounds like the 'k' in 'key'
uh sounds like the 'u' in 'up'
n sounds like the 'n' in 'no'
s sounds like the 's' in 'so'


Arkansas is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ AA r - k uh n - s AA ]

AA r - k uh n - s AA
car rat   key up no   so car

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Pronunciation of Arkansas in Wichita, Kansas, USA

Arkansas is pronounced as

ah r k AE n z uh s

ah sounds like the 'a' in 'car'
r sounds like the 'r' in 'rat'
k sounds like the 'k' in 'key'
ae sounds like the 'a' in 'at'
n sounds like the 'n' in 'no'
z sounds like the 'z' in 'zen'
uh sounds like the 'u' in 'up'
s sounds like the 's' in 'so'


Arkansas is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ ah r k AE n z uh s ]

ah r k AE n z uh s
car rat key at no zen up so

Type of Name:

Name of two rivers and a city, but not the state

Additional Information:

Regional pronunciation only.


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Pronunciation of Arkansas

In Atlantic City, New Jersey, Arkansas Avenue is pronounced Ar-kansas, not Ar-ken-saw.


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Pronunciation of Arkansas in Wichita, Kansas, USA

Near Wichita, Kansas, the word is pronounced as "Are Kansas" in the case of the Arkansas River, the Little Arkansas River, and the nearby town of Arkansas City. The state of Arkansas, however, is still pronounced in the standard way.


Type of Name:

Name of two rivers and a city, but not the state

Additional Information:

Regional pronunciation only.


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