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Pecan Pronunciation Map: PEE-can vs. puh-KAHN

Do you say PEE-can, puh-KAHN, or pee-KAHN? Compare fresh responses by state and county on a live U.S. pronunciation map.

Current result: the U.S. is leaning puh-KAHN on the Pecan Pronunciation Map: PEE-can vs. puh-KAHN, with 59% of 186 verified votes.

Prompt: How do you usually pronounce pecan?

Answer options: PEE-can / puh-KAHN / pee-KAHN / pick-AHN / Other.

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Last updated from verified vote data: Sep 30, 2026, 12:28 PM EDT.

Live Results Snapshot

  • PEE-can: 35 verified votes (19%)
  • puh-KAHN: 109 verified votes (59%)
  • pee-KAHN: 22 verified votes (12%)
  • pick-AHN: 17 verified votes (9.1%)
  • Other: 3 verified votes (1.6%)

State Results

These states currently have the most verified votes on this map.

  • Texas: 68 verified votes, puh-KAHN leads with 75%
  • West Virginia: 12 verified votes, puh-KAHN leads with 67%
  • Connecticut: 10 verified votes, PEE-can leads with 70%
  • Florida: 9 verified votes, PEE-can leads with 33%
  • Tennessee: 8 verified votes, puh-KAHN leads with 88%
  • New York: 7 verified votes, PEE-can leads with 100%
  • Virginia: 6 verified votes, puh-KAHN leads with 33%
  • Washington: 6 verified votes, puh-KAHN leads with 67%
  • Georgia: 5 verified votes, puh-KAHN leads with 60%
  • Massachusetts: 5 verified votes, puh-KAHN leads with 60%

What This Map Compares

This page is meant to answer common regional comparisons for pecan pronunciation map by state.

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Worth Knowing

The pecan is one of the major tree nuts native to North America, which helps explain why its name has had plenty of time to pick up regional pronunciations.

How The Map Works

Votes use browser location or ZIP backup, are grouped by national, state, and county result maps, and are live self-selected responses rather than a scientific poll. Exact GPS is not stored in public results.

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