custom
would be represented as {k1Ast0xm}
. This even works for made-up words, like gorbulets
, which would be {g1orby0ul2Ets}
.
Audio Clip | Sentence |
---|---|
actually, {g1orby0ul2Ets} is a word i just made up. |
Note: When making an API request, you must setphonemizeBetweenBrackets
totrue
. The request would look like this:
Custom Pronunciation Example
Check Coverage
The Coverage tool is available in the Rime dashboard: rime.ai/dashboard/coverage. You can also check coverage via the API. You can check to see if any word or list of words is included in the Rime dictionary before generating a custom pronunciation.
Get Pronunciation
The Pronunciation tool is available in the Rime dashboard: rime.ai/dashboard/pronunciation. To generate a custom pronunciation, all you have to do is spell and record yourself speaking the word, then click GENERATE.

Rime’s Phonetic Alphabet
Below is a guide to Rime’s phonetic alphabet and how to input syllabic stress.Vowels
symbol | use in an english word |
---|---|
@ | bat |
a | hot |
A | butt |
W | about |
x | comma |
Y | bite |
E | bet |
R | bird, foreword |
e | bait |
I | bit |
i | beat |
o | boat |
O | boy |
U | book |
u | boot |
N | button |
Consonants
symbol | use in an english word |
---|---|
b | buy |
C | China |
d | die |
D | thy |
f | fight |
g | guy |
h | high |
J | jive |
k | kite |
l | lie |
m | my |
n | nigh |
G | sing |
p | pie |
r | rye |
s | sigh |
S | shy |
t | tie |
T | thigh |
v | vie |
w | wise |
y | yacht |
z | zoo |
Z | pleasure |
Stress
For primary stress, put 1 before the relevant vowel. For example,comma
would be {k1am0x}
For seconadary stress, put 2 in front of the relevant vowel. For example, auctioneer
would be {2akS0In1ir}
All other vowels shoud have a 0 in front of them.