Phonetic Spelling Tool
Prepare reader-friendly pronunciation copy with accent references, stress marks, custom names, cue layouts, listening and PDF export.
What Is the Phonetic Spelling Tool?
The Phonetic Spelling Tool turns English copy into a reader-friendly pronunciation guide. It supports General American and General British reference choices, emphasized stress, custom pronunciations for names and brands, reading copy, word-pair and cue-card layouts, browser speech playback, text download and PDF export.
How It Works
Paste the script, choose an accent reference and layout, then review the respelling. Add one custom pronunciation per line in the form Word=pronunciation whenever a name, place or brand needs an exact production-approved reading.
When to Use It
Use it for voice-over sessions, broadcasts, speeches, podcasts, classrooms, customer names and any script where the reader needs a quick pronunciation cue. It is a practical respelling aid rather than a linguistic IPA dictionary.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is This IPA?
- No. It is intentionally written as reader-friendly pronunciation copy. Use a specialist dictionary or linguist when an authoritative IPA transcription is required.
- Can I Correct A Name?
- Yes. Add a custom entry such as Siobhan=shuh-VAWN and that spelling takes priority throughout the script.
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