# (How to) Pronounce

> Learn pronunciation of words

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id717945069](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id717945069)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id717945069`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Dawid Pietrala
- **Category:** Education
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (32,448 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.6.0
- **Last updated:** 2023-02-11
- **First published:** 2013-10-15
- **Size:** 11 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-04
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/how-to-pronounce/id717945069)
- **Website:** [http://dafterapps.com/en/apps/8-how-to-pronounce-pronunciation-learning](http://dafterapps.com/en/apps/8-how-to-pronounce-pronunciation-learning)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://dafterapps.com/en/privacy-policy](http://dafterapps.com/en/privacy-policy)

## Description

How to Pronounce is a free Chrome extension that lets you look up and memorize the pronunciation of words and phrases. It supports languages including English (UK/US/Australian), Spanish, French, Chinese, Japanese, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Polish, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Arabic, Turkish, Korean and Hindi. You can adjust the speaking speed to hear the details of each sound and compare how a native speaker might say a word in your language.

Ideal for language learners, teachers, actors, singers, public speakers, and business professionals, the tool emphasizes pronunciation as a key to comprehension and complements grammar and vocabulary. Best of all, the pronunciation lookup is completely free, helping you learn faster and memorize troublesome words and phrases.

## Rankings

- #8,331 — Overall

## Review summary

Users broadly find the app easy to use and helpful for pronunciation, with multi-language support and slow/fast speech. It’s valued for learning words, names, and for VO work. Recurring downsides include intrusive ads and occasional bugs that mute audio or require a reboot; a single voice option with imperfect pronunciation; uneven accuracy on tricky words (e.g., certain French terms); and gaps in language coverage (Hebrew requested). Overall, it’s a strong pronunciation aid with good usability, but reliability and linguistic accuracy need improvement and more voices/languages.

### Pros

- Easy to use with a clean, clear interface.
- Effective pronunciation aid for learners, names, places, and VO work.
- Supports multiple languages.
- Playback speed options to hear words slowly or quickly.
- Helpful for teaching kids and for non-native speakers.

### Cons

- Ads are intrusive and interfere with usage.
- Occasional bugs where audio goes silent and a reboot is needed.
- Only one voice option with imperfect pronunciation (broken English).
- Inaccurate pronunciations for some words (e.g., mispronunciations of French terms).
- Gaps in language coverage (not all languages supported, e.g., Hebrew).

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