A real-time English Pronunciation feedback app
English is my second language, and I'm always conscious of my speech in order to detect when the listener is having trouble understanding my accent and mispronunciations. A few years ago, I gave an investor pitch, and at the end of the presentation, the investor corrected my pronunciation for a critical word that was the core of my business. I had been mispronouncing the word the entire time without even realizing it. Recently, I've been interviewing for a few companies, and I decided to create an app for my personal use with two goals in mind. * To practice for my technical presentations…
A real-time English Pronunciation feedback app launched on May 8, 2024 with 6 votes, #1,748 of 4,539 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was not reachable when checked in September 2026.
What it does
In the maker’s words, at launch
English is my second language, and I'm always conscious of my speech in order to detect when the listener is having trouble understanding my accent and mispronunciations. A few years ago, I gave an investor pitch, and at the end of the presentation, the investor corrected my pronunciation for a critical word that was…
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AccentEcho2019 · accentecho.netlify.com · ▲92Practice your accent or pronunciation with instant replay.
Personalized Duolingo (kind of) for vocabulary building2025 · github.com · ▲161Hi! Wanted to share the project I really wanted to have. TLDR; this app lets you create your own list of words and you get a Duolingo-like experience (kind of, still needs a lot of features) practicing those words in their context. My English is not the best but not the worst either. But I realized I can't boost it up after a certain level! In my belief, in order to truly learn a language, you need to be exposed to that language often. Vocabulary is the key factor here if you really want to improve in any language. My experience is that when I read a book to improve my English vocabulary, I…
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