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Deciphering the Aussie Accent: 20 Commonly Mispronounced Places

Mispronounced places

If we asked you—right now—to pronounce Biloela or Recherche, do you think you’d nail it? Admittedly, there are quite a few towns and suburbs across Australia (dubbed Straya by locals) with some interesting names.

Here’s a list of twenty. Why not challenge yourself to pronounce them all?


Biloela pronunciation
Canberra pronunciation

Cockburn

Cockburn pronunciation


Coober Pedy pronunciation

Cranbourne

Cranbourne pronunciation


Goulburn pronunciation


Launceston pronunciation


Melbourne pronunciation

Mooloolaba

Mooloolaba pronunciation

Mukinbudin

Mukinbudin pronunciation


Port Augusta pronunciation


Prahran pronunciation

Ravenshoe

Ravenshoe

Recherche

Recherche

Reservoir

Reservoir pronunciation

Strachan

Strachan pronunciation


Wagga Wagga pronunciation

Xantippe

Xantippe pronunciation