How to pronounce Louisville?

LOO-uh vul

Local pronunciation, with roughly the same rhythm as 'glueable'.

Exact pronunciation depends very much on where you live and how you learned it. Common variations replace 'uh' with 'ee' or 'ih' sounds, and/or replace 'vul' with 'vil':

LOO-ee vil
LOO-ee vul
LOO-ih vil
LOO-ih vul

City Name

French

Literally 'Louis city'

Named in 1780 after French King Louis XVI, in honor of French support for America during the ongoing American Revolution. Despite this, the name is not pronounced as in the French (LOO-ee vee yah) but rather has been shortened into American English form.

Louisville is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ l oo ih - v ih l ]

l	oo	ih	-	v	ih	l
let	food	it		very	it	let

Louisville is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ L OO uh v uu l ]

L	OO	uh	v	uu	l
let	food	up	very	put	let

City Name

French

Literally 'Louis city'

Named in 1780 after French King Louis XVI, in honor of French support for America during the ongoing American Revolution. Despite this, the name is not pronounced as in the French (LOO-ee vee yah) but rather has been shortened into American English form.

LOO uh vul

Louisville is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ l OO - ee - v IH l ]

l	OO	-	ee	-	v	IH	l
let	food		see		very	it	let

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LOO-i-vill
i - as in 'it' without 't'
vill - rhymes with pill