Is there a library or web service that provides pronunciations for text?

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Is there a library or web service that can tell you the pronunciation of a string? I'm thinking of character-based languages, where the pronunciation of the word is not apparent from how it's written.

Wiktionary! Just kidding... only sort of. Lots of words have IPA pronunciations documented, it would just be a matter of parsing them accurately and hoping someone didn't substitute in a curse word when your user looks up a pronunciation. — cdhowie, Nov 11 '10 at 01:40

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 26 '11 at 06:47

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Check out the Wordnik API:

http://developer.wordnik.com/

Free API key will get pronunciations, definitions, and a whole lot more. Easy to use, and the API documentation site is interactive and lets you get your feet wet quickly. Lots of wrappers in various languages.

Disclosure: I work there and love it.

answered Apr 26 '11 at 06:47

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but it doesn't return a unicode, it returns a text-to-speech notation, people can't read it – Toolkit Oct 14 '15 at 03:02

score 2 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:28

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This is a similar question. Research the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

edited May 23 '17 at 10:28

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answered Nov 11 '10 at 12:32

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score -1 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 11 '10 at 01:42

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Google's Text To Speech

answered Nov 11 '10 at 01:42

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Is there a library or web service that provides pronunciations for text?

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