TonePerfect for German
Practice any German text
Paste a word, a line from a page, or the sentence you just read. Say it once and the engine scores every word and every sound — free, in your browser.
- Any German text up to 120 characters
- A score per word and per sound, with the weakest one named
- No account — your browser records, our engine listens
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How it works
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Paste your text
A word, a phrase or a sentence in German — typed, pasted, or sent here by the Chrome extension from any page.
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Say it once
Tap the mic and read it aloud. Your browser records; the scoring engine listens in seconds.
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See every sound
Each word and each sound comes back with a score out of 100, and the weakest sound is named so you know what to fix.
How the scores work: every sound in the word is scored out of 100, and you see all of them. The numbers are built for comparison — which of your sounds score lowest, and whether one climbs when you re-record it. They are built for comparison, so read a 72 as “weaker than your 91” rather than as a certified accuracy figure.
The sounds that decide your accent
The long ü (über)
Say the long 'ie' of 'Liebe' and, keeping the tongue exactly there, round the lips into a tight circle as for whistling: über, früh, Bücher.
The short ü (fünf)
Say the short 'i' of 'bitte' and round the lips while the tongue stays forward: fünf, müssen, Glück. Shorter and looser than the ü in 'über'.
The long ö (schön)
Say the long 'e' of 'gehen' and keep the tongue there while rounding the lips forward. Hold it long and steady: schön, hören.
The short ö (möchte)
Say the short 'e' of 'Bett' and, without moving the tongue, round the lips into a small circle. The lip rounding is what makes it ö.
The soft ch (nicht)
Say a long 'y' as in English 'yes' but push more air and switch the voice off: the middle of the tongue rises high near the front and the air hisses gently over it. Comes after e, i, ä, ö, ü and in the -ig ending.
The hard ch (Buch)
The back of the tongue rises toward the roof of the mouth — the 'k' place — but instead of blocking the air it lets it scrape through. Comes only after a, o, u, au.
Scores rank your own sounds against each other so you know what to drill first. They are not an accuracy certificate and not an exam grade.
Questions
Is this free?+
Yes. You get a handful of free takes a day with no account. The TonePerfect app has unlimited practice with thousands of German words and sentences.
What can I paste?+
Any German text up to 120 characters — a single word, a phrase, or a full sentence. Text in another script is refused before recording so you never pay a take for a wrong paste.
How is the score calculated?+
The engine aligns your recording with the reference and scores each word and each sound from 0 to 100. Scores rank your own sounds against each other so you know what to drill first; they are not an accuracy certificate or an exam grade.
Can I practice text from other websites?+
Yes — paste it here, or install the German AI Pronunciation Trainer Chrome extension: select text on any page, right-click, and it opens on this page ready to record.
What happens to my recording?+
It is sent to our scoring engine and kept, with the reference text, to improve the engine. Recordings are never published or shared.
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