transcribe french into ipa

Introduction

This phonetic translator will help you obtain very accurate phonetic transcription of your French text. It uses the symbols of International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)— the most popular phonetic transcription system in the world. Here's how this tool works: First, the algorithm attempts to find the word in our database with pronunciations of French wo...

Number of Audio Recordings in Our French Pronunciation Dictionary

We hired professional voice-over artists to record the correct pronunciation of the most popular French words. The number of the audio recordings is indicated in the following table. Click the buttons to listen to the sample words.

Multiple pronunciations of French Words

Some French words are spelled the same, but are pronounced differently and have different meanings. They are called homographs. Compare: The phonetic translator will highlight homographs in green. If you hover your cursor over these words or tap them on your mobile device, you will see all possible pronunciations. At the moment this phonetic transl...

Create Your Own Custom Word Lists

You can create your own custom word lists using this phonetic translator. Here's how you can do it: 1. For the setting Transcription display options select the option transcription above each word. 2. In the section Choose what you will see when you click the word turn on the option "to word list". 3. After submitting your text, click on the word y...

case-sensitive Converter

We wanted to create a very precise tool, so we decided to make this phonetic converter case-sensitive. For some words, it makes a difference. For example, the French words Paris and parismean different things and may be pronounced differently depending on the context. If you want to obtain the best results, please submit the French text which is sp...

Liaison in French

In French most final consonants are not pronounced. For example: 1. les livres/le liv?/ However, in some cases they may or shouldbe pronounced. For example: 1. lesamis /lez?ami/ This is called liaison. There are two types of liaison in French - mandatory and optional.

Vowel Lengthening at The End of Words

The phonetic translator can add an elongation symbol [?] after long vowels at the end of a rhythmic group. The rules for vowel lengthening are the following: 1. All vowels (oral and nasal) become long if followed by the final consonant cluster /v?/ or the final single consonant /?/, /z/, /v/, /?/: /v?/ ? livre [li?v?], chanvre [????v?] /?/ ? faire ...

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