How can I force a certain pronunciation of a word or name?

Eleven v3 includes native support for International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). Learn more in IPA with Eleven v3.

SSML phoneme tags (Flash v2 and Turbo v2 only)

On Flash v2 and Turbo v2, you can force a certain pronunciation with SSML phoneme tags. We support both IPA and CMU. CMU tends to be a bit more predictable and consistent with the current implementation. You can find out more in our pronunciation guide.

Alternative spellings

Alternatively, a workaround is to find an alternative spelling and write a word more phonetically. You can employ various tricks such as capital letters, dashes, apostrophes, or even single quotation marks around a single letter or letters.

As an example, a word like “trapezii” could be spelt “trapezIi” to put more emphasis on the “ii” of the word.