Forvo Pronunciation

• Price: $2.99

Last verified 31 Jul 2026

3.6 500 ratings · App Store

1. 4/5I like the app-BUT…

   We need a fix to add a couple things that are easy to add. There’s a way to report an incorrect pronunciation, even your own pronunciation. We need an edit button in our profile. Yes, the option is there initially, but an edit button (in our profile, to edit what we pronounced) would be perfect. There’s a thunderstorm right now-I can hear it in the background-I didn’t notice until I already hit send. I’d love to correct that. One other issue I’d like to address: I speak Laotian/Lao. It uses a completely different alphabet. It’s unclear how to properly enter the words/phrase if you're set to (for example) American English. Should you change your profile setting to Laotian? Should you enter the foreign phrase using the Latin Alphabet, for people whom seek the phrase, who are native English speakers? Should you type the word in the Lao alphabet and add an English transliteration? That would be helpful. Laotian pronunciation isn’t easy to find (it should be!). Translations aren’t difficult to find, however, pronunciation and transliteration (especially in the same place) are very rare to come by. It’s difficult to search a word/phrase if you don’t speak Lao, but in particular, if you don’t know the alphabet. If you are illiterate in Lao, it’s much easier to see the words written in the Latin alphabet. It would make it much easier understand the word being pronounced.

   N_Khamsa · 31 Jul 2026

2. 4/5Forvo is amazing, but a learner should be careful

   My first language is Arabic, I’ve noticed a problem with some “category work” and “spelling small vowels -Harakat-“ and those problems could be fetal if you don’t notice. A collage could become a kidney! And vice versa, hundreds of words could be contaminated like that. Otherwise, the service is incredibly useful, it helps me with my second language -English-, also with my hobby languages (Japanese, Korean) and also with any sudden interest in how a word is pronounced in any language. Finally, about the app. I really find the design more comfortable than the website. But I have two complaint: First being an able to record my reading for a word that has been recorded. Second, I can’t report or edit a word writing wrong or easily confused between two meanings; sometimes I want to make both pronunciations and writing much clearer.

   Raheemooh · 31 Jul 2026

3. 1/5Such a scam!

   ‼️ DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY ‼️ I stumbled across this app on google as I was trying to figure out how to pronounce a word in Nahuatl and couldn’t find anything. The website gave me an answer and so I figured I’d look up another word as I found it pretty helpful. I was then prompted to make an account so I could have access to the second word but after trying to start the account it told me my device wasn’t compatible and I needed to download the app. So, I go to the App Store and see the app costs $2.99 or so which I decided was worth it if I had access to all these pronunciations. I wont even get into the struggle of trying to make my account on the app (it took a while and I was very sure by then it was a scam) but after finally getting access to the app I looked up the word I was originally looking for and found no results. I, then, just for the fun of it decided to look up the word that had led me to the site and also couldn’t find any results. To rephrase, I couldnt find any results on the app that I paid for for a word I had looked up for free on their website and gotten a pronunciation for.

   Alex the unicorn · 31 Jul 2026

4. 3/5I did expect a bit more...

   I have used the website for years and found immense value and help. I figured that I would buy the app for a slightly more convenient use. For $2.99, I did expect a lot more functionality and content than what is available. Definitely not worth the cost, in my opinion. One problem that I have come across is that recording new words is hit or miss on the app, as maybe 30% of the words and phrases came out loud and clear enough to be worthwhile. All of these recordings were done one after another, in the same quiet environment, with the same microphone. I’ve made other recordings with this same mic with no issues, and have had 3-4 hour long conversations, again with no issues, before and after recording words for Forvo. Either the recording or the playback is having issues, but this problem only seems to exist on the Forvo app.

   Xenon6 · 31 Jul 2026

5. 1/5why would I use this?

   UPDATE: It's been over a year, so I gave it another try on my iPad. Looks like they're getting closer to being useful, but there was no way to favorite a word. Perhaps it was hidden under the three dots at the right. HOWEVER, every time I tapped on the three dots, IT CRASHED AND CLOSED. So I had to pull out an old iPhone that I never use, download an older version of the app to that, and suddenly the three dots worked, and I was able to favorite a word. So, since I don't want to use the older iPhone, and since this app crashes on my iPad, I'm going to delete it again on my iPad, and hope they keep working on it. And I hope they'll eventually make it possible to allow me to save favorite pronunciations on my device. It they keep working on this, and make it useful, I'll give it five stars. But for now, down to one star. PREVIOUS REVIEW: Perhaps my expectations were too high. I can't really find any reason to use this. The website is easier, and better. I'll probably end up deleting this, unless they provide more functionality, like letting me save my favorite pronunciations on my device so that I can re-listen over and over without logging in. Now THAT would be helpful as I try to learn a new language.

   Blue Pine · 31 Jul 2026

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