Connecticut is one of the hardest state names to pronounce and spell in the US, says study

Connecticut is one of the hardest state names for Americans to spell, according to a recent study.

An analysis by language learning website Preply found that Connecticut was the third hardest state name for Americans to spell correctly. It was also the sixth hardest state name to pronounce.

"Connecticut’s silent second 'c' leads people into spelling it 'Connet-icut,'" the site said. "The state’s name comes from the Mohegan-Pequot word quinetucket, meaning 'long tidal river.'"

Preply compiled a state-by-state list in June of the state names and individual town names across the country that Americans find the trickiest to spell and pronounce by analyzing total search volumes from the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia and globally for pronunciation and spelling queries of each of the 50 states. They also used Google Trends and Google Keyword for deeper regional patterns.

What are the hardest state names for Americans to spell?

According to Preply, here are the top 5 hardest state names for Americans to spell.

1. Hawaii

2. Pennsylvania

3. Connecticut

4. Georgia/Tennessee

5. Massachusetts

What is the hardest state name to pronounce?

According to Preply, Connecticut (kuh-NEH-tuh-kuht) is the sixth hardest name for Americans to pronounce.

Here are the top 5 hardest state names for Americans to pronounce:

1. Arkansas – “AR-kuhn-saw”

2. Nevada – “nuh-VA-duh

3. Oregon – “OR-uh-gun”

4. Illinois – “il-uh-NOY”

5. Massachusetts – “mass-uh-choo-SITS”

The study found similar results for people from the U.K., Australia and Canada, but that they all struggled more with Connecticut than Americans.

British people tended to struggle more with Connecticut and Oregon, and less with Nevada.

Canadians had a harder time with Connecticut and Oregon, and Australians were tripped up more with Illinois and Connecticut than Oregon and Massachusetts.

What is the hardest town name to pronounce in Connecticut?

It isn’t just pronouncing certain states' names that are hard for Americans, but their town names, too. Think Worcester in Massachusetts or Quonochontaug in Rhode Island.

More: How do you pronounce Worcester? Everyone has an opinion

The study found that Berlin is the most difficult town name to pronounce in Connecticut.

Unlike the German city, the emphasis in Connecticut's Berlin is at the beginning: "BURR-lin."

This article originally appeared on The Bulletin: What are the hardest state names to spell? Connecticut is one