I've been looking this week at Forvo, which is a kind of web 2.0 pronunciation site. The site allows users to request, and add audio clips of the pronunciation of different words from a huge range of languages, so if you want to know how a word is pronounced you can either do a quick easy search for the word and then listen to it, or if the word isn't already within the database, you can add it and request a pronunciation.
The site also categorises words into lexical areas such as brands, acronyms, sports etc which is very handy
You can also be helpful and add the pronunciation to words which have been requested in your language.
The site offer free registration, but you can find words, request words and pronounce words without registering. The benefit of registration is that you'll be notified when someone pronounces your word for you.
What I like about it
- It's a great idea and it's free
- Very easy to use interface
- Lots of different languages
- Sound clips load quickly and a reasonably good quality
- Registration isn't required
- Potentially a huge and growing resource
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