TonePerfect for Spanish
Check how you say any Spanish word or sentence
Type the Spanish you need — an order at a café, a sentence from class, a line for an interview — and say it. Every word and every sound is scored, and the weakest one is named.
- Any Spanish text up to 120 characters
- A score per word and per sound, weakest named
- Free in your browser, no account needed
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How it works
- 1
Type your Spanish
A word, a phrase or a full sentence, up to 120 characters.
- 2
Say it once
Tap the mic and read it aloud at a natural pace.
- 3
Fix the weakest sound
Each word and sound gets a score out of 100. Practise the weakest one, then check again.
How the scores work: every sound in the word is scored out of 100, you see all of them, and they are ranked weakest to strongest so you know what to drill next. What we won’t do is pretend to know which sound you said instead of the target — the engine returns scores, not a transcript.
What the checker listens for in Spanish
The r is the sound flagged most. The single tap in 'pero' is the American 't' in 'water'; the rr in 'perro' is a longer roll, and the checker accepts a tap or a roll for both. Then ñ in 'año' — 'n' and 'y' fused into one sound — and the rough j in 'rojo', stronger than any English h.
Vowels are the quiet giveaway: Spanish has five pure vowels that never glide or shrink to 'uh', so 'hola' keeps a clean o. The checker is variant-aware: the Castilian 'th' and the Latin American 's' are both scored as correct, and so is saying ll as 'y'.
Checker or test: which to use
Use the checker for your own text, whatever you need to say next. Use the Spanish pronunciation test for an overview: five guided words in about a minute, sounds ranked weakest first.
Scores from 0 to 100 rank your sounds against each other; they are not an exam grade. Start with the weakest sound, practise it, and check the same sentence again to see it move.
The sounds that decide your accent
The tapped r (pero)
Flick the tongue tip once against the ridge behind the upper teeth — it is exactly the American 't' in 'water'. For written rr aim for a longer roll; the engine scores both here.
The r in clusters (tres)
The same quick tongue-tap when r sits next to another consonant or closes a syllable: tres, puerta, hablar. Keep it short — never the English curled-back r.
The ñ sound (niño)
Press the middle of the tongue against the roof of the mouth and say 'n' and 'y' at the same moment — like the 'ny' of 'canyon' fused into one sound.
The Spanish j sound (rojo)
A rough 'h' made by raising the back of the tongue until the air scrapes — stronger than English h; spelled j, or g before e/i.
The ll sound (calle)
An 'l' and a 'y' pressed into one sound with the middle of the tongue on the roof of the mouth. Most speakers today just say 'y' here (yeísmo) — that is accepted too.
The y sound (yo)
Like the 'y' in 'yes' but with a little friction — almost a gentle 'j' of 'jeep'; spelled y, or ll for most speakers.
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 the Spanish pronunciation checker free?+
Yes. You get a few free checks a day with no account. The app adds daily practice with thousands of real Spanish words, ordered by your weakest sounds.
What can I check?+
Any Spanish text up to 120 characters: a word, a phrase or a full sentence.
Spain or Latin America — which accent does it check?+
Both. The Castilian 'th' and the Latin American 's' are scored as correct, and ll said as 'y' is accepted too.
How is this different from the Spanish test?+
The test uses five set words and takes about a minute. The checker scores whatever you type, so you can check the exact Spanish you need.
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