40 Of The Hardest Idaho Names And Places To Pronounce

We have a list of some of the hardest places in Idaho to pronounce in a nifty list. I am going to try my best to phonetically spell them out. If I get them wrong I apologize some of these are even hard for me and my Idahoan friends to correctly say.

These are just some of them but there are more I am missing I am sure. If I missed some let me know, if I wrote them out incorrectly also let me know so I can fix it. As much as I identify as an Idahoan I have only been here 5 years, I am still a young padawan learning.

1
Coeur d'Alene
(CORE-da-lane) Not only is this one hard to pronounce I never spell it right the first time.
2
Kuna
(Q-nah) It would be easier if the K was just replaced with a Q
3
Acequia
(A-see-qua) I have always tried to pronounce it (ah-sec-wee-uh) that is very wrong and I still pronounce it incorrect.
4
Weiser
(weezer) like the band
5
Picabo
(peek-a-boo) like the game you play with kids.
6
Pend O'Reille
(ponderay) Yea I guess it's French I didn't get that right at all.
7
Cassia
(cash-ah) I know a lot of people think it is more of a "z" or a Cass-e-uh but nope.
8
Pahsimeroi
(puh-simmer-oi) I guess that one could be figured out.
9
Kootenai
(koo-tun-ee)
10
Keuterville
(kyoo-tur-vill)
11
Notus
(NO-tuss)
12
Nez Perce
(nezz-purse)
13
Tensed
(Ten-said) this one looks so easy but it's so not
14
Boise
(Boy-see) there is no "z" there
15
Hagerman
(hay-ger-man) Not hag, hay.
16
Weippe
(WEE-ipe) I will never get this one right
17
Ahsahka
(uh-Sock-uh)
18
Athol
(ath-ul) This one you just have to be careful to enunciate
19
Cayuse
(KL-yoos)
20
Dubois
(DOO-boyss) this is one where you do pronounce the s at the end
21
Dworshak
(d-WORE-shack) This one is hard just because the d and the w are both pronounced.
22
Farragut
(FAIR-uh-gut)
23
Huetter
(HUT-ur)
24
Idavada
(eye-duh-VAY-duh)
25
Kamiah
(KAM-ee-eye)
26
Laclede
(luh-KEED)
27
Menan
(muh-NAN)
28
Montpelier
(mawnt-PEEL-ur)
29
Owyhee
(oh-WYE-hee)
30
Palouse
(puh-LOOSE)
31
Placerville
(PLASS-ur-vill)
32
Portneuf
(PORT-nuff)
33
Secesh
(SEE-sesh)
34
Shoshone
(Show-SHOWN)
35
Talmage
(TAL-madj)
36
Ticeska
(tie-SESS-kuh)
37
Worley
(WORE-lee) not wirley
38
Wapi
(WAH-pi)
39
Ririe
(REAR-ee)
40
Moscow
(MOSS-koe) not like the place in Russia