TonePerfect vs SpanishDict
SpanishDict is the reference most Spanish learners already have open in another tab — the biggest Spanish-English dictionary online, with conjugation tables and native audio for millions of words. It is not a rival so much as the other half of the job: it tells you how a word should sound, and never hears how you said it.
At a glance
| Feature | SpanishDict | TonePerfect |
|---|---|---|
| Main focus | Dictionary, translator and reference | Pronunciation training, in eight languages |
| Languages | 1 — Spanish | 8 — Mandarin, English, Spanish, French, German, Russian, Japanese, Korean |
| Price | Free; paid tier removes ads | Free · Premium from $4.99/mo |
| Free tier | Everything that matters | 10 AI assessments per day, free |
| Speech feedback | None — it plays model audio only | A score for every sound in every word you say |
| Error diagnosis | No speaking features at all | Ranks your sounds weakest-first and drills the worst ones |
| Targeted drills | None | Minimal pairs and spaced repetition, aimed at your weakest sounds |
| Your own text | n/a | Yes — paste your own text and record it |
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What SpanishDict does better
- ✓The best free Spanish reference there is — dictionary, translator and conjugation tables in one place
- ✓Native-speaker audio for a huge vocabulary, in more than one regional accent
- ✓Example sentences drawn from real usage, which beat invented ones
- ✓Free, with a paid tier only to remove ads
Where TonePerfect goes deeper
- ✓It plays the model; it never listens to you — there is no scoring of any kind
- ✓We score every phoneme and align it back to spelling, so you can see which letters made which sound
- ✓Linking between words is scored too, which is where fluent-sounding Spanish is won or lost
- ✓Your weakest sounds are ranked and drilled
Bottom line
Keep SpanishDict — nothing free is better for looking a word up, checking a conjugation or hearing a native model. Then say the word into TonePerfect, which scores every phoneme and shows which letters produced which sound, so a silent h or a c that came out as an s is visible rather than guessed at.
Frequently asked questions
Can SpanishDict check my pronunciation?
No. It gives you the model recording and the phonetic spelling; judging your own attempt against it is left to you, which is the one thing a beginner’s ear is not yet able to do.
What does per-sound scoring add for Spanish?
Spanish is spelled close to how it sounds, which fools learners into thinking pronunciation is solved. The errors that remain — b/v, d between vowels, the r, unstressed vowels that get English-ised, and the linking between words — are exactly the ones a per-phoneme score surfaces.
Hear the difference yourself
Take the free 2-minute test — every sound you say gets its own score.
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Practice your pronunciation in the app
A guide can explain the tones, but you can't fix your pronunciation by reading. The TonePerfect app lets you actually say the words and scores every syllable — initial, final, and tone — in real time, so you hear your mistakes and correct them on the spot.
- Instant AI feedback on every syllable
- Practice any word, sentence, or HSK list
- Hands-on tone training you can't get from reading
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