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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

wisconsin

/wɪˈskɑnsən/

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American Pronunciation Guide · 0:39
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Make the second syllable stand out.

The opening has a short i vowel and ends in s. Keep that s next to the following k, then relax the vowel in the last syllable.

3 syllables · Stress on syllable 2

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The cheese was made in Wisconsin.

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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

What does wisconsin mean?

proper noun

  1. A state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States.
  2. A river in the United States that flows from northern Wisconsin into the Mississippi.
  3. University of Wisconsin–Madison.

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IPA pronunciation

/wɪˈskɑnsən/

Pronunciation used in the listening tip.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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The Wisconsin results tend to be somewhat higher than those obtained in Europe, but the difference is small.
John Andreas WidtsoeDry-Farming : A System of Agriculture for Countries under a Low RainfallProject Gutenberg ebook #4924
I do not think the consumption in the North-eastern States is at all less than the calculation for Wisconsin.
George P. (George Perkins) MarshThe Earth as Modified by Human ActionProject Gutenberg ebook #6019
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If we are right in our views as to the effigy mounds of Wisconsin, then a sort of animal worship prevailed.
Emory Adams AllenThe Prehistoric World; Or, Vanished RacesProject Gutenberg ebook #2873
He would visit the local resorts, or those near by in Wisconsin, and spend a few stiff, polished days strolling about conventional places doing conventional things.
Theodore DreiserSister Carrie: A NovelProject Gutenberg ebook #233
I also spent some of it in the states we lost then but will win later--Ohio, Wisconsin, and Michigan--using in all more than fifteen thousand dollars.
Anna Howard Shaw; Elizabeth Garver JordanThe Story of a PioneerProject Gutenberg ebook #354