There are some cities in Minnesota that locals and visitors have no trouble pronouncing, the words just roll off their tongues. Then there are the cities where even long-time residents struggle to speak their names correctly. Plenty of towns have some weird spellings so here is a guide to the most mispronounced cities in Minnesota.
- Aitkin
- Pronunciation: Aye-kin
- Located in Aitkin County
- Population as of 2019: 2,330
- Bemidji
- Pronunciation: Buh-midge-ee
- Located in Beltrami County
- Population as of 2019: 15,132
- Chokio
- Pronunciation: Sha-kie-oh
- Located in Stevens County
- Population as of 2019: 422
- Cloquet
- Pronunciation: Kloh-kay
- Located in Carlton County
- Population as of 2019: 12,005
- Cosmos
- Pronunciation: Cos-mus
- Located in Meeker County
- Population as of 2019: 508
- Edina
- Pronunciation: Ee-dine-uh
- Located in Hennepin County
- Population as of 2019: 51,746
- Ely
- Pronunciation: Ee- lee
- Located in Saint Louis County
- Population as of 2019: 3,390
- Faribault
- Pronunciation: Fair-bow
- Located in Rice County
- Population as of 2019: 23,800
- Frazee
- Pronunciation: Fr-ay-zee
- Located in Becker County
- Population as of 2019: 1,341
- Gaylord
- Pronunciation: Gail-erd
- Located in Sibley County
- Population as of 2019:1,769
- Lutsen
- Pronunciation: Loot-son
- Located in Cook County
- Population as of 2019: 213
- Lowry
- Pronunciation: Lah-wr-ee
- Located in Pope County
- Population as of 2019: 392
- Mahtomedi
- Pronunciation: Mah-doe-me-die
- Located in Washington County
- Population as of 2019: 8,164
- Wayzata
- Pronunciation: Why-zet-uh
- Located in Hennepin County
- Population as of 2019: 4,561
- Winona
- Pronunciation: Wuh-nona
- Located in Winona County
- Population as of 2019: 26,854
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