Context
Analyses the full sentence
Unlike traditional transcribers, it doesn't process word by word: it understands how pronunciation shifts when words merge in a real sentence.
Spanish phonetic transcriber
Type any sentence and see in one click how it really sounds: syllables, stress, word linking and IPA symbols. The only tool that analyses pronunciation in the context of the whole sentence, not word by word.
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How to use it
- 01Type a sentence
Correct Spanish, up to 150 words per session.
- 02Hit the arrow
The tool transcribes automatically and colour-codes the links.
- 03Read and repeat
Practise saying the transcription out loud to internalise the rhythm.
What sets us apart
What makes this tool different
The first tool designed to work real Spanish pronunciation, not just the theoretical one.
Linking
Marks sinalefas and links
Different colours for sinalefa, assimilation of equal vowels, resyllabification of consonant + vowel, and assimilation of equal consonants.
IPA
Standard phonetic notation
Uses the International Phonetic Alphabet to represent trills, approximants, stops, fricatives and diphthongs with precision.
Rhythm
Visible syllables and stress
Dots mark syllable divisions and apostrophes mark stressed syllables. You learn to read with the real rhythm of Spanish.
Phonetic (and phonological) transcriber
This is a unique and novel Spanish transcriber for two reasons.
It marks the rhythm (syllables, stressed syllables and links) of words, sentences and texts. And also some sounds characteristic of Spanish.
It takes into account the pronunciation of the sentence as a whole, and not words in isolation, as other transcribers do.
It has been created by pronunciation and computer specialists who have made it possible for you to visualise, within a sentence, key pronunciation elements. You can practise autonomously (without a teacher's corrections), you can memorise the rules more easily, and you can practise whenever you want.
The Spanish Pronunciation Academy transcriber is enormously useful because it automatically marks any sentence in Spanish. You can practise with your own sentences or short texts, or pick an automatic sentence from the tool.
We suggest using it to practise during the listening phase of pronunciation, when memorising the rules and while reading, to check that you are marking sentences correctly, to focus your attention exclusively on pronunciation, and to memorise and internalise the key rules.
Please keep the following in mind:
- Write correct Spanish sentences. If you use foreign proper names, the transcriber may not work correctly.
- Do not write texts containing more than 150 words.
Transcriber — Spanish Pronunciation Academy
What can you visualise in the phonetic transcriber?
It helps you know how to pronounce words and — attention — SENTENCES! And it doesn't only mark isolated sounds as traditional phonetic transcribers do; it marks the pronunciation of those sounds in context. Also, thanks to the marking of syllables and links, you can see the RHYTHM of a written sentence as a whole. Note: it doesn't yet mark every sound, only some of the most characteristic sounds of Spanish.
You need to know a few phonetic symbols and key pronunciation terms that transform what we write.
- .
Dots mark the syllable division of a word, sentence or text. For example: [pa.ta.ta]
- ‘
‘ marks the stressed syllables of words and sentences. For example: [‘su.be po.ra.‘quí]
- _
The underscore (_) marks when there is a link between words and those sounds form a single syllable. Blue signals links between different vowels (sinalefa); fuchsia, between equal vowels (assimilation); orange, between a consonant and a vowel (resyllabification); green, between equal consonants (assimilation).
- /r/ /ɾ/
/r/ for the multiple trill r, /ɾ/ for the single tap r; [β̞ ð̞ ɣ̞] for the approximant pronunciation of "b-v", "d" and "g"; [b, d̪, g, p, t̪, k] for the stop pronunciation of "b-v, d, g, p, t, c-qu". The small square under the "d" and the "t" marks that it is a dental pronunciation.
- [s̺] [θ] [χ] [f] [ʝ]
In the "Fricatives" section we have [s̺, z] for "s" (here the small square under the "s" marks the Castilian alveolar pronunciation); [θ] for the letters "c" and "z" in the pronunciation of most of Spain; and — NEW — you can mark seseo if you don't pronounce that sound. [χ] for the letters "g" and "j"; [f] for "f"; and [ʝ] for the approximant fricative pronunciation of "ll" and "y".
- h
The letter "h" disappears because it is not pronounced.
- ai ei io …
Diphthongs — that is, vowels we pronounce together in a single syllable.
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