TonePerfect for Russian
Practice any Russian 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 Russian 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
Prefer a guided test? Take the 5-word Russian test·All about Russian pronunciation
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How it works
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Paste your text
A word, a phrase or a sentence in Russian — 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.
Scoring runs on a commercial-grade speech-assessment engine that evaluates every sound in every word. Russian scores are relative: they rank your sounds against each other to locate your weak spots — no pass/fail bars and no invented accuracy percentages.
The sounds that decide your accent
the 'ы' sound (быть)
Say 'ee' but pull the whole tongue back and down slightly, lips relaxed (not smiling). It feels like 'ee' said in the throat. Try б-ы: быть, сыр, мы.
soft (palatalized) consonants — брат vs брать
Almost every Russian consonant comes in a hard and a soft version. For soft ть, the tongue tip stays at the teeth while the tongue body presses up to the palate; it can sound almost like a very light 'ts'. This is the difference between брат and брать.
the rolled 'р' sound (раз)
Tap or roll the tongue tip against the ridge behind the teeth — like Spanish 'r'. Start by saying 'd-d-d' quickly and let the tip flutter. Never the English 'r'.
the soft 'рь' sound (теперь)
Roll the r while the tongue body squeezes up toward the palate — 'ry' in one sound. One of the hardest Russian sounds; start slow: ря, ри, рё.
the 'щ' sound (женщина)
A LONG soft 'sh' with the tongue far forward — like 'fresh sheets' said quickly as one hiss. Never the hard, dark ш; hold it a beat longer.
the 'ш' sound (школа)
'sh' with the tongue pulled BACK and the lips slightly rounded — deeper and darker than English 'sh'. Always hard: ши sounds like 'shy', never 'shee'.
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 Russian words and sentences.
What can I paste?+
Any Russian 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 Russian 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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