The English soundsthat give learners away.

English pronunciation is less about “an accent” and more about a handful of sounds that change the word you meant: think becomes sink, right becomes light, and a short vowel turns bit into beat. These are the contrasts PronounceFit trains, and how.

SOUNDS

Sounds that trip up English learners

Each pair below is a real set from the app. Say both words — if they come out the same, that’s the sound to work on.

TH in “think” vs S in “sink”
- think / sink
- thin / sin
- mouth / mouse
- path / pass
Many languages have no TH, so it slides to S, T or F. The tongue has to rest lightly between the teeth — a small change that decides whether you said thick or sick.
R in “right” vs L in “light”
- right / light
- road / load
- grass / glass
- pray / play
For speakers whose language treats R and L as one sound, these words blur together. The English R doesn’t touch the roof of the mouth at all; the L does.
The short vowels in “bit”, “beat” and “bet”
- bit / beat / bet
- sit / seat / set
- fill / feel / fell
English packs several vowels into the space where most languages have one or two. Mix them up and a whole word changes — often into one you didn’t want to say.
V in “vest” vs W in “west”
- vest / west
- vine / wine
- vet / wet
V is made with the top teeth on the lower lip; W uses rounded lips and no teeth at all. Learners often use one sound for both.
TH in “three” vs F in “free”
- three / free
- thin / fin
- thought / fought
The other common TH swap. It sounds close to a learner’s ear — and very different to a listener’s.

TRAINING

How PronounceFit trains English

Sound pairs, scored
Hear both words, say both words, and see whether the difference came through. Every attempt is scored, so you know when the pair has really split.
Word stress
In English, stressing the wrong syllable can hide a word you pronounced perfectly. A dedicated trainer shows the word split into syllables — with nothing marked — and you put the beat where it belongs.
Real sentences, word by word
Read any English text aloud or speak freely; every word comes back marked clear, close or off, and any slip opens in Word Coach.

All of it runs on the same core loop: Learning path · Read & score · Word Coach

Privacy

Your voice stays on your device during normal practice.

During normal practice, audio is analyzed on your device and recordings stay there. If you sign in, your scores, error history and practice progress sync across your devices. Personal texts and their transcripts sync only if you turn that on. A recording is sent only when you explicitly choose a sharing option, such as feedback, a support request or an improvement donation.

Audio analyzed on device
Signed-in progress syncs
Text sync is opt-in
Recording sharing is opt-in

FAQ

Questions about English pronunciation

Which English sounds are hardest for learners?

It depends on your first language, but the usual suspects are TH (think / sink), R vs L (right / light), V vs W (vest / west) and the short vowels (bit / beat / bet). PronounceFit finds which ones are yours from your own recordings.

How accurate is the feedback for English?

English is fully supported: the clear / close / off marks and the scores are tuned specifically for English.

Do I need to know phonetic symbols?

No. Everything is shown with real words — “you said sink, you meant think” — never with symbols.

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