toPhonetics
Features:
- See phonetic transcription of the whole text, not just the dictionary forms of separate words.
- Choose between British and American
* pronunciation. When British dialect is selected the [r] sound at the end of the word is only voiced if followed by a vowel, which follows British phonetic convention.
- International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) symbols used.
- The structure of the text and sentences in it (line breaks, punctuation marks, etc.) is preserved in phonetic transcription output making it easier to read.
- An option to vary pronunciation depending on whether words are in stressed or weak position in the sentence, as in connected speech.
- In addition to commonly used vocabulary the database contains a very substantial amount of place names (including names of countries, their capitals, US states, UK counties), nationalities and popular names.
- Where a word has a number of possible pronunciations (highlighted in blue in the output) you can select the one that agrees with the context by tapping on it.
*) American transcriptions are based on the open Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary.
Category : Education
Reviews (11)
I have been using for years now. Have been the Best Resource to use in the class and teaching IPA has been so easy with the App. I wish I get a version for the iPhone as well. Thanks for proving a good learning resource.
The app is good therefore I was happy to pay for the ads free version but I don't give you a full 5-star rating because the app doesn't allow users to suggest spellings when they consider them incorrect. The possibility for users being able to send feedback would be very important both for users and the app itself
👉 I don't have any experience right now. 👉 To me: [ One time payment for $1.99 it is much better than trying one month for free ] 👉 My native language is Spanish as you can see 👀.....I can write ✍ very well because the APP TECNOLOGÍA but I have some PRONUNCIATION PROBLEMS. 👉 No Matter what toPhoetics App will be my beginning STAR for more EXPENSIVE ONE. 🤝God bless you all 🙏😷👈and remember wear 😷 wash your hands ✋.
Would definitely give 5 stars if there was the ability to translate in reverse. From IPA to English.
I was expecting it were better than the web version. Where is the play part? I can't hear the text. :/
I can't hear words,this application is very bad,you have to refund my money
I prefer a thousand times more the web version
Wonderful app. A powerful tool in the classroom. Thanks!
It's still giving me problems, I tried clearing the data and cache, but it doesn't work, any other solutions.?
I purchased the app but when I used it a screen always appeared which says: this app is unlicensed, and I got stuck there. What happened?
Not sure what the premium payment is for. The app can remind you of certain (limited) phonetics. But you will usually need to force correct transcription through using words that sound similar (you need to use recognisable words) The app uses only two vernaculars and has a very rudimentary database. You cannot make suggestions, cannot contact anyone, there's nothing to customise, no way to update. No idea who even built this app. No reason to pay for it Nifty tool. But not worth the money.