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West Virginia Pecan Pronunciation Map
This map compares how people pronounce pecan across the U.S., including PEE-can, puh-KAHN, pee-KAHN, pick-AHN, and other versions. This West Virginia page focuses on county-level results inside the state.
Current result: West Virginia is leaning puh-KAHN on the Pecan Pronunciation Map, with 67% of 12 verified votes.
Prompt: How do you usually pronounce pecan?
Answer options: PEE-can / puh-KAHN / pee-KAHN / pick-AHN / Other.
Open the interactive map to vote once and compare national, state, and county results.
Last updated from verified vote data: Jun 13, 2026, 11:49 PM EDT.
West Virginia Results Snapshot
- PEE-can: 1 verified votes (8.3%)
- puh-KAHN: 8 verified votes (67%)
- pee-KAHN: 1 verified votes (8.3%)
- pick-AHN: 2 verified votes (17%)
- Other: 0 verified votes (0%)
County Results in West Virginia
These counties currently have the most verified votes in West Virginia.
- Harrison County County: 2 verified votes, puh-KAHN leads with 100%
- Kanawha County County: 2 verified votes, puh-KAHN leads with 50%
- Ohio County County: 2 verified votes, puh-KAHN leads with 50%
- Cabell County County: 1 verified votes, pee-KAHN leads with 100%
- Lewis County County: 1 verified votes, puh-KAHN leads with 100%
- Monongalia County County: 1 verified votes, puh-KAHN leads with 100%
- Putnam County County: 1 verified votes, PEE-can leads with 100%
- Randolph County County: 1 verified votes, puh-KAHN leads with 100%
- Wood County County: 1 verified votes, puh-KAHN leads with 100%
What This Map Compares
This page is meant to answer common regional comparisons for pecan pronunciation map.
- how to pronounce pecan
- PEE-can vs puh-KAHN
- pecan pronunciation by state
- pecan pronunciation map
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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