Pronunciation Coach

Pronunciation Coach is a professional software application whose purpose is to help you learn how to correctly pronounce English words or phrases using the built-in audio pronunciations, animated modes which reveal the position of the tongue, vocal folds, and lips, waveforms, as well as phonetic symbols.

Although it comes bundled with many dedicated parameters, the user interface is clean and intuitive, so you can easily configure its functions.

The program gives you the possibility to type in the desired word or phrase (including names and addresses) directly into the primary panel or paste data from other third-party utilities.

What’s more, you can listen to how the word is pronounced, play or stop the current audio rendering process, as well as go to the previous or next phoneme from a word and hear its pronunciation.

The animated viewing mode lets you check how the mouth, lips, teeth, hard or soft palate, pharynx, vocal cords, tongue tip, and tongue blade are positioned during the pronunciation process, as well as observe how the tongue touches the roof of the mouth when producing lingual consonants.

Pronunciation Coach features a built-in waveform which enables you to analyze the speech intensity, time, and pitch of each pronounced word.

Another notable characteristic worth mentioning is represented by the possibility to access a pronunciation dictionary which provides the phonetic spelling and examples for the alphabet, vowels, and consonants. You are allowed to add your own words to the current database and automatically generate their phonetic spelling.

You can adjust the speech rate and carry out audio recording operations by selecting the input source and adjusting the recording level to optimize the waveform amplitude (try to avoid excessive or low amplitude, or large amounts of background noise). Plus, the tool is able to automatically detect any built-in webcams, and lets you select the video capture device and adjust the brightness and contrast levels.

Pronunciation Coach uses the computer’s default speech recognition engine and depending on your PC language configuration and OS you may be able to work with the following languages: American or British English, French, Spanish, German, Japanese, or others.

One of the best features bundled in this app allows you to create your own pronunciation models. You simply need to type in the word and perform precise measurements on the waveform for altering the time, pitch, and intensity.

During our testing we have noticed that Pronunciation Coach accomplishes a task very quickly and provides excellent audio quality. It is quite friendly with system resources, so your computer functionality is not burdened.

Pronunciation Coach proves to be a reliable pronunciation application that comprises a powerful suite of audio tools. It may prove to be a useful program for teachers or students who are interested in the phonology field. Although it may seem more appropriate to advanced users, rookies can configure it with minimal effort, thanks to its intuitive layout and comprehensive help manual which includes built-in pronunciation lessons.