# How2Pronounce

> Pronunciation for American English words with IPA and audio

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/how2pronounce](https://chrome-stats.com/d/how2pronounce)

## Overview

- **ID:** `how2pronounce`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** wcs777
- **Category:** language-support,social-communication
- **Daily users:** 109
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Rating:** 4.75 / 5 (4 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2023-04-05
- **First published:** 2022-09-10
- **Size:** 939 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/how2pronounce/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/wcs7777/pronunciation-extension](https://github.com/wcs7777/pronunciation-extension)

## Description

How2Pronounce is a useful Chrome extension designed to help users learn the correct pronunciation of American English words. By selecting any word on a webpage and choosing the extension from the context menu, users receive both an audio playback and the IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for precise pronunciation guidance.

The extension supports updating IPA transcriptions and audio files from reputable sources like Cambridge Dictionary, Howjsay, Tophonetics, Linguee, and Oxford Learner's Dictionaries. It offers customizable keyboard shortcuts, configurable display options, and the ability to upload additional audio and IPA files, making pronunciation learning flexible and user-friendly.

## Rankings

- #11,168 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `https://www.google.com/`
- `https://ssl.gstatic.com/`
- `https://dictionary.cambridge.org/`
- `https://www.linguee.com/`
- `https://www.linguee.com.br/`
- `https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/`
- `https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/`
- `https://d1qx7pbj0dvboc.cloudfront.net/`
- `activeTab`
- `menus`
- `storage`
- `unlimitedStorage`
- `downloads`
- `alarms`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`
- `dictionary.cambridge.org`
- `howjsay.com`
- `tophonetics.com`
- `www.linguee.com`
- `www.linguee.com.br`
- `www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very high risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/how2pronounce)