An IPA phonetic API with US, UK, and a stress-marked respelling

Phonetic data on every word

Read these off the dictionary lookup. Both accents, always populated.

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "word": "wonderful",
    "phonetics": {
      "us": "/ˈwʌndɚfl/",
      "uk": "/ˈwʌndəfl/"
    },
    "syllables": {
      "us": [
        { "text": "wuhn", "stress": 1 },
        { "text": "derfl", "stress": 0 }
      ],
      "uk": [
        { "text": "wuhn", "stress": 1 },
        { "text": "duhfl", "stress": 0 }
      ]
    }
  }
}

IPA vs the anglicized respelling

You get both on every word. They're for different readers.

The respelling with per-syllable stress flags is the part most free phonetic APIs skip. It's what lets you show a pronunciation to someone who has never studied IPA. For a deeper explanation of the notation itself, see the IPA guide and the word stress guide.

Read the phonetics in code

It's one field access. These match the runnable copies in the API repo's examples folder.

curl https://api.quickpronounce.site/v1/dictionary/wonderful \
  | jq '{ phonetics: .data.phonetics, syllables: .data.syllables }'

Working with the stress array

One stressed syllable per word. You decide how it looks.

// Render the anglicized respelling with the stressed syllable marked.
const render = (syllables) =>
  syllables
    .map((s) => (s.stress === 1 ? s.text.toUpperCase() : s.text))
    .join("-");

render(data.syllables.us);   // "WUHN-derfl"

// Or wrap the stressed syllable for styling instead of shouting it:
syllables.map((s) =>
  s.stress === 1 ? <strong key={s.text}>{s.text}</strong> : s.text
);

Where it fits

Anywhere a word needs to show how it sounds, not just what it means.

Frequently Asked Questions

Straight answers on cost, limits, licensing, and how this compares to the alternatives.

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