PhoneticDict French
Input any french word the way you hear it (the spelling can be wrong !) and press "Enter"
E.g. mersi => merci, anchentè => Enchanté,
fonetik => phonétique, ritm => rythme
You can also use wildcard "*" for sounds you don't know.
E.g. m*rci will find the word "merci".
Consonants
Input IPA Examples
gn ɲ gagner, champagne
ch or sh ʃ chance
j or g ʒ jamais, visage
Semivowels
i j fief, payer, fille, travail
y ɥ huit, Puy
Nasal vowels
Input IPA Examples
an or en ɑ̃ sans, champ, vent, temps, Jean, taon
in or un ɛ̃ vin, impair, pain, daim, plein, Reims, synthèse, sympa, bien
in or un œ̃ un, parfum[5]
on ɔ̃ son, nom
Oral Vowels
e e clé, les, chez, aller, pied, journée
e ɛ baie, faite, mettre, renne, crème, peine
e ɛː fête, maître, mètre, reine, reître, caisse, presse[5]
e ə le, reposer, monsieur, faisons
e œ sœur, jeune
e ø ceux, jeûner, queue
o o sot, haut, bureau
o ɔ sort, minimum
u y tu, sûr, rue
You're learning french ? Then you must know french spelling is hard and nonsensical !
How to search for the meaning of a word you just heard if you don't know how to spell it ?
Easy ! Just type it the way you hear it, following the rules in "how to use" section. No need to be a spelling expert to learn french :-)