Phonetically Intuitive English (PIE)

Being able to write correctly in English doesn’t mean that you also have a handle on pronunciation.

While online, it’s not that important because you can always understand a word that is correctly written. The problem is when you take that word and bring it out in a conversation, pronouncing it wrong. This often happens to both native English speakers and people who study it as a second language.

The main cause for this is that you learn the words only in their written form without the diacritics that tell you how they are pronounced. Phonetically Intuitive English (PIE) is a Chrome extension created to help you solve the issue of wrongly pronounced words.

With it you can view diacritics on any website that you browse. As you know, a word can be presented with a different number of diacritics that can give a simple or complex explanation of how the word is pronounced. Depending on your experience level, you can choose between three levels of displayed diacritics. This is a very good feature because when you browse a website that has a rich text content, the diacritics that aren’t necessarily needed can be tiring to the eyes.

Phonetically Intuitive English (PIE) can prove to be a very handy educational tool. Not only can it display the diacritics, but it can also give you hints when you come across a word with multiple pronunciations. This way you can double check to see if you’re saying it how it should be in the given context.

To be sure you’re reading skills aren’t affected in any way due to the amount of added symbols, the application allows you to choose and apply a font that you find soothing.

In closing, Phonetically Intuitive English (PIE) is by all means a handy extension to have. Not only is it educational and practical, it’s also activated with a simple click.