Fix how a word is pronounced

How to teach LuceVoce to say a word, a name or an abbreviation your way, try a rule at once, and what it already does to make text easier to listen to.

Windows

Yes

Mac

Yes

iPad

Yes

iPhone

Yes

If a voice says a word wrong, add a rule in Settings > Pronunciation: type the word as written and how it should be said. Rules change only what the voice says, never the text you see.

Add a pronunciation rule

1. Open Settings > Pronunciation.
2. Choose Add rule.
3. Under Match, type the text as it appears in the book, for example Hermione.
4. Under Say, type how the voice should say it, spelled the way it sounds, for example Her-my-oh-nee.
5. Set the options:
   • Whole word: match only the whole word, not the same letters inside a longer word.
   • Regex: treat Match as a regular expression (JavaScript syntax). A pattern that is not valid is marked.
   • Language: apply the rule to books in one language only, or Any for every language.

The rule works at once, even in the sentences already queued to be read. To remove a rule, choose its delete button (Delete rule).

Try a rule before you read

1. Under Try it, type a sentence with the word.
2. Choose Speak, or press Enter.

LuceVoce reads the sentence with your current rules.

What LuceVoce already does for you

Before a sentence reaches the voice, LuceVoce makes it easier to listen to:

• Common abbreviations are read in full, for the language of the book. For example "Mr." becomes "Mister", "e.g." becomes "for example", the Romanian "Dl." becomes "domnul", and the French "M." before a name becomes "Monsieur".
• List numbers and bullets are not read out.
• A web address is read as just the site, such as example.com, and an email address is spelled out.
• A very long sentence is split where it has a natural pause, so the voice never stops for long.

For how tables are read row by row and what happens to footnote numbers, see Tables and footnotes.

Romanian

LuceVoce writes Romanian pronunciation itself for Romanian voices, including numbers and the letters with a comma or a cedilla below (ș, ț, ş, ţ). To read Romanian you need a Romanian voice:

Good to know

• Rules never change the book itself: search, notes and exports still use the original text.
• A rule for Any language applies to every book, so use Whole word for short words to avoid surprises.

Last updated 13 November 2026