Arkansas has some famously tricky town names that can cause a GPS to have an existential crisis. Here are 11 of these towns with their correct pronunciations:
- Fouke — Pronounced “Fowk”, not “Fook” or “Fuke.”
- Dierks — Typically “DURKS” but sometimes pronounced “Deerks.”
- Ouachita — Pronounced “Wash-i-ta”, named after a Native American tribe.
- Carington — Sometimes mispronounced, but correctly said as “Cair-ing-ton.”
- Oark — Pronounced “Ark”, despite looking like “oak.”
- Greasy Corner — Exactly as it sounds, “Greasy Corner,” in Arkansas.
- Fifty-Six — Named after the number 56, pronounced “Fifty-Six”.
- Yellville — “Yell-ville”, not “Yil-vale” or “Yell-ville.”
- Mammoth Spring — Correctly said “MAM-uth” Spring.
- Heber Springs — Say it as “HEE-ber” CREEKS.
- Mount Judea — Pronounced “Mount JU-dee” or “Mount Jew-dea” depending on locals, but “Joo-dee” is common.
These names reflect Arkansas’s rich Native American history and diverse cultural influences, often leading to amusing mispronunciations for outsiders.
SOURCES
[1](https://power959.com/5-hard-to-pronounce-arkansas-towns/)
[2](https://www.jagranjosh.com/us/trending/list-of-hardest-town-names-to-pronounce-in-each-us-state-1860000816)
[3](https://www.mentalfloss.com/geography/maps/hardest-to-pronounce-town-name-in-every-state-map)
[4](https://somewhereinarkansas.com/funny-town-names-in-arkansas/)
[5](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtUxKsX1ndA)
