How do you spell Missouri the state?

Answer 1

Missourah. Missouria indian tribe was the first to settle that land and name it. Enough said right there.

To debate the pronunciation above:

When researching native american tribes I found this:

How do you pronounce the word "Missouri"? What does it mean?

It's pronounced "mih-zoo-ree," same as the state. It means "big canoe people" in the language of their Illini neighbors.

Being from Missouri I agree with the latter.

Answer 2

There are 2 main ways I've heard it:

MIZ-UR-EE (similar to misery)

or

MIZ-UR-IH (more of a country folk pronunciation)

MissourAH is the only real way to pronounce it. Foreigners say it MissourEE; however, they are incorrect. Those who have many ancestors who have lived in Missourah call it that.

Answer 3

That is the correct spelling of Missouri, the US state and the long US river.