Sample dialect map
Top matches- Philadelphia94%
- Baltimore87%
- South Jersey81%
Most revealing word: bubbler
American Dialect Quiz
This page focuses on U.S. English signals: second-person plural words, food names, pronunciation mergers, and everyday regional vocabulary.
FreeNo signup15–20 questionsPersonal mapShareable result
What the American Dialect Quiz Measures
The quiz starts with vocabulary because words like soda, pop, coke, hoagie, grinder, bubbler, and y’all can carry strong regional signals. Pronunciation questions add another layer without requiring a microphone.
How to Read Your U.S. Result
A single answer rarely proves a region. The useful signal is the pattern across all 15 choices, then the top cities and regions explain which answers pulled the result.
Why U.S. Dialects Overlap
People move, families mix, and national media spreads words quickly. A mixed result is normal, especially if you grew up in one place and live in another.
What Makes the Result Useful
The score is transparent: every question adds points to one or more regions, and the result shows the strongest clues instead of hiding the reasoning behind a black-box label.
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