# QuickPronounce

> Free English pronunciation and dictionary tools: word audio in multiple
> accents, IPA transcriptions, syllable stress, definitions, examples, and a
> developer API that returns all of it as JSON.

QuickPronounce is a consumer web app for looking up how English words are
pronounced, plus a REST API for developers who want the same lexical data in
their own products. The dataset covers 116,000+ words with 100% IPA (US and
UK) and syllable coverage.

## Developer API

- [API docs and live playground](https://www.quickpronounce.site/api): endpoints, auth, rate limits, and copy-paste code examples in cURL, JavaScript, Python, and Node.js
- [OpenAPI spec](https://api.quickpronounce.site/openapi.yaml): OpenAPI 3.1, served by the API
- [API index](https://api.quickpronounce.site/v1): machine-readable summary of endpoints and limits

API facts for reference:

- Base URL: `https://api.quickpronounce.site`
- No API key required. Freemium: the free tier stays free, paid plans for higher request volumes are planned.
- Open CORS, so it can be called directly from a browser.
- `GET /v1/dictionary/{word}` returns definitions, examples, part of speech, synonyms, antonyms, IPA (US and UK), and an anglicized syllable breakdown with stress.
- `GET /v1/pronunciation/{word}` returns the same phonetics and syllables plus a base64 MP3 clip (Google WaveNet). Query params: `accent` (us or uk), `gender` (male or female), `speed` (slow, normal, or fast).
- Response envelope: `{ "success": true, "data": {...} }` on success, `{ "success": false, "message": "..." }` on error.
- Rate limits, per IP: dictionary 60/min and 1,000/day, pronunciation 10/min and 50/day.
- Example: `curl https://api.quickpronounce.site/v1/dictionary/serendipity`

## Guides

- [The IPA guide](https://www.quickpronounce.site/blog/ipa-guide): how to read International Phonetic Alphabet transcriptions
- [Word stress rules](https://www.quickpronounce.site/blog/word-stress-rules-guide): where the stress falls in English words
- [American vs British pronunciation](https://www.quickpronounce.site/blog/american-vs-british): the systematic differences
- [The schwa sound](https://www.quickpronounce.site/blog/schwa-sound-guide): the most common vowel in English
- [Silent letters](https://www.quickpronounce.site/blog/silent-letters): patterns behind letters that are not pronounced
- [All guides](https://www.quickpronounce.site/blog)

## Optional

- [About QuickPronounce](https://www.quickpronounce.site/about)
- [Contact](https://www.quickpronounce.site/contact)
- [Terms and conditions](https://www.quickpronounce.site/terms-and-conditions)
- [Data sources and attribution](https://www.quickpronounce.site/api): dictionary content derived in part from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0, rewritten and enriched, with pronunciation data from CMUdict and WordNet