Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg, Lake

geographical name

Char·​gog·​ga·​gogg·​man·​chaug·​ga·​gogg·​chau·​bu·​na·​gun·​ga·​maugg, Lake chär-ˌgȯ-gə-ˌgȯg-man-ˌchȯ-gə-ˌgȯg-chȯ-ˌbə-nə-ˈgəŋ-gə-ˌmȯg 

variants or Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg

chär-ˌgȯ-gə-ˌgȯg-man-ˌchȯ-ˌgȯ-gə-ˌgȯg-chȯ-ˌbə-nə-ˈgəŋ-gə-ˌmȯg 

or Lake Chaubunagungamaug

chȯ-ˌbə-nə-ˈgəŋ-gə-ˌmȯg 

or Webster Lake

lake on the border with Connecticut in south central Massachusetts

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How to Spell the Longest Place Name in the United States

This lake, often noted as the longest place name in the U.S., formerly had the 49-letter spelling Chargoggagoggmanchauggauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg listed as the headword. The headword was recently updated to the 45-letter spelling Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg to match what is often used locally, including in a sign posted near the lake. The longer spelling and the shorter Chaubunagungamaug are also used, and are listed as spelling variants.