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Wash vs Warsh Pronunciation Map
This map compares how people pronounce wash across the U.S., including wash, warsh, both, and other local pronunciations.
Current result: the U.S. is leaning Wash on the Wash vs Warsh Pronunciation Map, with 96% of 55 verified votes.
Prompt: How do you usually pronounce wash?
Answer options: Wash / Warsh / Both or depends / Other.
Open the interactive map to vote once and compare national, state, and county results.
Last updated from verified vote data: Jun 13, 2026, 8:16 PM EDT.
Live Results Snapshot
- Wash: 53 verified votes (96%)
- Warsh: 1 verified votes (1.8%)
- Both or depends: 1 verified votes (1.8%)
- Other: 0 verified votes (0%)
State Results
These states currently have the most verified votes on this map.
- West Virginia: 9 verified votes, Wash leads with 89%
- Tennessee: 8 verified votes, Wash leads with 100%
- Connecticut: 7 verified votes, Wash leads with 100%
- Florida: 3 verified votes, Wash leads with 100%
- Georgia: 3 verified votes, Wash leads with 67%
- Alabama: 2 verified votes, Wash leads with 100%
- California: 2 verified votes, Wash leads with 100%
- Massachusetts: 2 verified votes, Wash leads with 100%
- Michigan: 2 verified votes, Wash leads with 100%
- New York: 2 verified votes, Wash leads with 100%
What This Map Compares
This page is meant to answer common regional comparisons for wash vs warsh pronunciation map.
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- warsh pronunciation map
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- where people say warsh
Worth Knowing
Warsh is a classic example of an inserted r sound; it is especially associated with parts of the Midland, Appalachia, and nearby regions.
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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