Speech Meter
Languages and libraries
pronunciation practice
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7 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 18 critical, out of 33 comments about the project. Thread score -0.16.
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Fun for practicing foreign accents
From 1 comment
For what it's worth, I am having a blast with this. Great excuse to practice foreign accents. I'm American, so US is trivial, but it's rewarding to see your fake UK accent…
the_shivers on HN
Good idea for learning pronunciation, per-word scores appreciated
From 2 comments
This is really interesting. I like the scoring system for each word. But if I can't pronounce one word correctly, shouldn't there be a way to listen to the right pronunciation?
ibdf on HNAs a French native who learned English by reading books and later spent a couple of years in English speaking countries, I'd really like to have a tool to help me fix my…
vinc on HN
Objections
Scores appear random or inaccurate, same results regardless of speech
From 5 comments
This is completely non-functional. I read something completely different than the phrase given but it still gives me what seem to be high marks. I can't really tell because…
chankstein38 on HNIt's showing me someone else's scores or hallucinating, because I got good scores even before I said anything! I tried multiple times and the numbers varied somewhat. Also: I…
tuukkah on HNDoes that really work? I tried my best Oxford English accent, and i slurred like a total drunk: almost no change in the results, which for some reason are not explained anywhere?
DrinkWater on HNI tried it three times using the same phrase. Random results each time. The first one I supposedly had Australian accent. The second, British. The third, American. I forced no…
whalkira on HNI like this! I am surprised to find out my accent heavily leans towards the US's despite me being an Indian. Then again I grew up watching a lot of American movies, it's not…
plastic_bag on HN
Biased toward US and UK accents, ignores valid regional variation
From 3 comments
That doesn't sound like it will cope with various correct English pronunciations, as spoken by the English in England. Or even Scots, Welsh, or Irish speaking English. There are…
dfawcus on HNAs someone with a very midwestern US accent, I got a much better UK score when I used my terrible Cockney accent, about 93% UK, than I did when I used my default accent, at…
kije on HNI asked ChatGPT for a list of words that Brits and Americans pronounce very differently, combined them into some silly sentences ("my aunt gave vitamins and herbs to the zebra in…
arrowsmith on HN
No explanation of what scores mean or how to improve
From 3 comments
This is completely non-functional. I read something completely different than the phrase given but it still gives me what seem to be high marks. I can't really tell because…
chankstein38 on HNCould you show a key for the numbers? I did not know what they meant.
herodotus on HNIt would be nice to have a specific set of prompts that are good to evaluate speech. For example, I am a native Portuguese speaker so I might struggle with Th's and R's. Also the…
rafamvc on HN
Random phrase generator repeats the same phrase
From 2 comments
Also the random string generation seems to only output "the cat is sleeping on me" did someone accidentally publish this with mock data in it or something?
chankstein38 on HNIt would be nice to have a specific set of prompts that are good to evaluate speech. For example, I am a native Portuguese speaker so I might struggle with Th's and R's. Also the…
rafamvc on HN
Fails on long text without error
From 1 comment
It doesn't seem to work for long bits of text. I copied the first paragraph from Wiki:Random[0], and it submitted successfully on the website, but didn't receive analysis back.…
yunwal on HN
Requests
Show what scores mean and explain how to improve
From 3 comments
Could you show a key for the numbers? I did not know what they meant.
herodotus on HNAs a French native who learned English by reading books and later spent a couple of years in English speaking countries, I'd really like to have a tool to help me fix my…
vinc on HNCheck out this channel: https://www.youtube.com/@MasterYourFrench They have lots of videos that go into the different pronunciations of specific phonemes, and will for example…
morkalork on HN
Let users hear correct pronunciation of words
From 2 comments
This is really interesting. I like the scoring system for each word. But if I can't pronounce one word correctly, shouldn't there be a way to listen to the right pronunciation?
ibdf on HNAs a French native who learned English by reading books and later spent a couple of years in English speaking countries, I'd really like to have a tool to help me fix my…
vinc on HN
Support for other languages such as French
From 2 comments
I'd like something like that for French. I've extreme difficulty to differentiate between "deux", "de" and "des" among other very similar phonemes that are so common in the…
marcodiego on HNJe veux ça, mais pour mon accent français.
andrewmcwatters on HN
Open source the project
From 1 comment
Is it open source ?
anoy8888 on HN
Log speech and give ongoing dictation feedback
From 1 comment
I wish I could have this on something like superpowered.me, so I could log what I say, and give me ongoing feedback on my dictation. When I read prompts I am being more…
rafamvc on HN
Questions
Is it open source?
From 1 comment
Is it open source ?
anoy8888 on HN
How is the score computed and what is it based on?
From 1 comment
It's showing me someone else's scores or hallucinating, because I got good scores even before I said anything! I tried multiple times and the numbers varied somewhat. Also: I…
tuukkah on HN
Does it handle regional English accents?
From 1 comment
That doesn't sound like it will cope with various correct English pronunciations, as spoken by the English in England. Or even Scots, Welsh, or Irish speaking English. There are…
dfawcus on HN
Alternatives named
openlang.ai shadowing tool with Whisper scoring
From 1 comment
Nice, I made something similar[1] but as a general language learning tool that works with 36 languages. The main idea to improve your pronunciation is that you hear a native…
sebnun on HN
Boldvoice app
From 1 comment
I've been using the Boldvoice app (no affiliation), it's not perfect but pretty good; my spoken English has definitely improved in a few months. I would recommend it.
marklgr on HN
YouTube channel MasterYourFrench for French pronunciation
From 1 comment
Check out this channel: https://www.youtube.com/@MasterYourFrench They have lots of videos that go into the different pronunciations of specific phonemes, and will for example…
morkalork on HN