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How to Pronounce any word — hear it

Type a word, a name or a phrase and hear it pronounced — normally or slowly — in any language and accent your device supports. Need it perfect for a video? Switch to a studio-quality AI voice.

Studio-quality AI voice

Uses the voices built into your device — free, and nothing is sent to Kenerate. Voices differ by browser and OS.

  • Free, no sign-up
  • Slow playback
  • Language & accent picker
  • Nothing uploaded

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How do you hear how a word is pronounced?

To hear how a word is pronounced, type it into the box above, pick a language and accent, and press Pronounce, or Slowly for half speed. It uses the speech voices built into your browser and device, so it's free, instant and private: the word isn't sent to Kenerate AI. For a studio recording, use the Voice Studio's pronunciation dictionary.

Key facts

Price
Free, no sign-up
How it works
Your device's built-in speech voices (Web Speech API)
Speeds
Normal and slow (half speed)
Languages
Whatever your browser/OS provides — often 20+
Studio option
AI voices + MiniMax pronunciation dictionary

Listen first

Tricky words and names, read by AI voices

Real outputs from the Voice Studio — the kind of words people most often look up.

George

ElevenLabs Multilingual v2 · ElevenLabs

EnglishTricky wordsBritish

Quinoa, Worcestershire, epitome and niche: four words people love to argue about.

0:05
Use this voice

Expressive Narrator

MiniMax Speech 2.8 HD · MiniMax

EnglishNamesNarrator

Siobhan, Joaquin, Niamh and Xiomara are all coming to dinner on Saturday.

0:06
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Same script

Fixing a name with a pronunciation dictionary

Same voice, same sentence. The second clip adds one dictionary entry — Nguyen → Win — in MiniMax Speech 2.8 HD.

Please welcome our new design lead, Linh Nguyen.

  • Without dictionary

    Trustworth Man · MiniMax Speech 2.8 HD · Default reading

    3.2 s

  • With dictionary

    Trustworth Man · MiniMax Speech 2.8 HD · Pronunciation dictionary: Nguyen → Win

    2.6 s

A pronunciation dictionary tells the voice exactly how to say a word, without changing the text anyone reads. It's available on MiniMax Speech 2.8 HD and Turbo.

How to

How to hear how a word is pronounced

Time needed
Steps
4 steps

  1. Step 1

    Type the word

    A single word, a name or a short phrase.

  2. Step 2

    Pick a language and accent

    The list shows the voices your device has; English (US) and English (UK) differ a lot.

  3. Step 3

    Press Pronounce or Slowly

    Listen at normal speed, then at half speed to catch the stress.

  4. Step 4

    Need a recording?

    Open it in the Voice Studio for a studio-quality AI voice, and fix names with the pronunciation dictionary.

1Write or paste your script2Pick a voice3Choose the audio model4Click Generate speech5Play and download your clip
Kenerate AI Voice Studio text to speech script box with a narration script typed in

Open Voice Studio in Text to speech and type the words you want spoken, or start from a script template.

1 / 5 · Write or paste your script

Watch the tour · 1:41

Text to speech, emotions & tags, Hindi, voice design, cloning & chat

Chapters

Use cases

When people look up a pronunciation

Usually right before they have to say it out loud.

  • Names before a meeting

    Colleagues, clients and speakers — get it right the first time.

  • Language learners

    Hear words at normal and slow speed, in the accent you're learning.

  • Presentations & speeches

    Check technical terms and place names before you present.

  • Video & podcast scripts

    Make sure the AI voice-over says brand and place names correctly.

  • Reading aloud

    Unfamiliar words in books and stories for kids.

  • Travel

    Street names, dishes and phrases before you go.

Engines

For studio-quality pronunciation

Engines in the Voice Studio, from the app's code.

  • MiniMax Speech 2.8 HD title card — a high-fidelity studio microphone with seven waves in seven emotion colours radiating from it

    MiniMax

    MiniMax Speech 2.8 HD

    Languages
    40 languages
    Per clip
    10,000 characters per clip

    Most natural MiniMax voice; 7 emotions, (laughs)/(sighs) interjections, pronunciation dictionary

    Open MiniMax Speech 2.8 HD
  • MiniMax Speech 2.8 Turbo title card — a sleek studio microphone with a fast waveform and speed streaks shooting past it

    MiniMax

    MiniMax Speech 2.8 Turbo

    Languages
    40 languages
    Per clip
    10,000 characters per clip

    Near-HD quality, faster; same emotions and interjections

    Open MiniMax Speech 2.8 Turbo
  • ElevenLabs Multilingual v2 title card — a long

    ElevenLabs

    ElevenLabs Multilingual v2

    Languages
    29 languages
    Per clip
    10,000 characters per clip

    Lifelike and consistent over long reads

    Open ElevenLabs Multilingual v2
  • ElevenLabs Eleven v3 title card — a fictional adult voice actor's silhouette in a recording booth

    ElevenLabs

    ElevenLabs Eleven v3

    Languages
    70 languages
    Per clip
    5,000 characters per clip

    Most expressive; audio tags like [whispers], [laughs], [excited]

    Open ElevenLabs Eleven v3

Controls

Getting the pronunciation you want

In the free tool and in the Voice Studio.

  • Language & accent · device voices

    Pick English (US), English (UK), Spanish (Mexico)… — each accent says words differently.

  • Slow mode · 0.5×

    Half speed makes syllables and stress easier to hear.

  • Spelling tricks · any engine

    Write it the way it sounds (“keen-wah”) to hear a specific reading.

  • Pronunciation dictionary · MiniMax 2.8

    In the Voice Studio, map a word to how it should be said (e.g. Nguyen → Win).

  • AI voices · 555 voices

    For recordings, use a studio voice instead of the device voice.

  • Privacy · on-device

    The free tool speaks locally; nothing is uploaded.

Scripts

Commonly mispronounced words

Open any of them in the Voice Studio to hear a studio-quality read.

Tips

Tips for tricky words

Device voices are good, not perfect.

  • Try two accents — British and American pronunciations often differ (tomato, schedule, route).

  • Use Slowly to hear which syllable is stressed.

  • For names, ask the person if you can — then match it with the dictionary in the Studio.

  • If a device voice sounds wrong, try another voice in the list.

  • On phones, check the device isn't on silent mode.

  • Chrome, Edge and Safari have the most built-in voices.

Example uses

How creators use Pronounce Words

Illustrative examples of typical workflows, not customer reviews.

  • Conference lectern with a microphone and run-of-show sheet before an event

    Event host

    An event host can check how each speaker's name is pronounced, at normal and slow speed, before introducing them on stage.

  • Editing monitor with a travel video timeline and a highlighted voice-over track

    Video creator

    A video creator can hear tricky place names first, then fix them in the AI voice-over with a pronunciation dictionary entry.

  • Open picture book on a bedspread beside a phone showing sound waves

    Parent reading aloud

    A parent can look up unfamiliar words in a storybook before reading it aloud at bedtime.

FAQ

Pronounce Words questions

How do I hear how a word is pronounced?

Type it into the box at the top of this page, choose a language and accent, and press Pronounce. Press Slowly to hear it at half speed.

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Is this pronunciation tool free?

Yes — it's free with no sign-up. It uses your device's built-in speech voices, so nothing is uploaded.

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Why do the voices sound different on my phone and laptop?

The tool uses the speech voices your browser and operating system provide, and those differ between devices.

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How do I make an AI voice say a name correctly?

In the Voice Studio, use MiniMax Speech 2.8's pronunciation dictionary to map the word to how it's said (for example Nguyen → Win), or spell it phonetically in the script.

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Can I hear British and American pronunciation?

Yes, if your device has both English (UK) and English (US) voices — most do. Pick them in the language list.

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Can I download the pronunciation?

The free tool plays audio only. For a downloadable MP3, open the word in the Voice Studio.

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In depth

Pronounce Words, explained

What works, what to avoid, and how the pieces fit.

On this page

How the free tool speaks

Modern browsers include a speech synthesizer that web pages can use through the Web Speech API [1]. It speaks with the voices installed on your device — which is why it's instant, free and private, and why the voices differ from phone to laptop.

Keep going

More from Kenerate

By Last updated and reviewed

We build and run the Kenerate Voice Studio. Every demo on this page is a real output of the engine and voice named on it, made from the script shown; engine facts were checked against the app's code.

Sources: MDN — Web Speech API: SpeechSynthesis · Kenerate Voice Studio (engines, voices and limits from the app's code) · MiniMax Speech 2.8 HD on WaveSpeed

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