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Master German pronunciation.

Master standard High German pronunciation.

Phonetic signature

Three sounds you will drill.

Ich-Laut

ich → /ɪç/ — palatal fricative after front vowels

Front ü

über → /ˈyːbɐ/ — say /i/ with rounded lips

Devoiced final

Tag → /taːk/, not /taːɡ/

Try it

Sentences AnyAccent will score.

Real sentences from real speakers, picked for the phonemes that mark your accent.

Guten Tag, wie geht es Ihnen?

Formal greeting. Final-G devoices in "Tag".

Können Sie mir helfen?

Umlaut ö in "können" — round your lips for E.

Ich möchte ein Bier bitte.

Umlaut ö again. Front "I-ch" — palatal fricative.

Das Wetter ist heute schön.

"Schön" — umlaut ö after sh. Lip rounding crucial.

Wo ist der Bahnhof?

Devoicing in "Bahnhof" — final F is /f/.

Vielen Dank, auf Wiedersehen.

Polite goodbye. "V" sounds like /f/.

What you drill

What AnyAccent fixes in German.

Umlaut vowel ladder (ü/u, ö/o, ä/a)

Final-obstruent devoicing drills

Strong vs weak verb stem changes

How it works

Three taps to a better accent.

  1. 01

    Pick a language and accent

    Choose any of 33 languages. For English, Spanish, Portuguese and more, pick your target accent — the same engine, tuned for the locale.

  2. 02

    Speak any sentence

    Type or paste a sentence, tap record. Auto silence detection stops the recording for you. Sub-second analysis.

  3. 03

    See exactly what to fix

    Words colored by accuracy. Phonemes flagged with IPA and tongue-position hints. Native TTS to compare side-by-side.

FAQ

Common questions.

How do I pronounce the umlauts?

Ü, ö, ä — say /i/, /e/, /a/ with rounded lips. AnyAccent uses progressive drills (round lips → say vowel → check pitch) and scores umlaut placement separately from the base vowels.

Is this Hochdeutsch or a regional German accent?

The de-DE model targets Hochdeutsch — the broadcast standard. Bavarian, Austrian, and Swiss German have distinct phonology and are not modeled here.

What is "final-obstruent devoicing"?

German devoices final consonants — "Tag" is /taːk/, "Bund" is /bʊnt/. AnyAccent flags it because English speakers rarely devoice and it marks them instantly.

How long until I sound German?

Umlauts take 2–3 weeks of consistent drilling. The ich-laut (/ç/) and ach-laut (/x/) take longer — most learners reach conversational naturalness in 8–12 weeks.

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