howjsay Pronunciation Dictionary app review: learn to pronounce words correctly with the world's leading English pronunciation dictionary-2020

Introduction

Whether you are a non-native speaker of English or you simply wish to learn to pronounce words you have read but not heard, then the howjsay app is a great choice for you. This app will help you learn how to pronounce these new words with a phonetic pronunciation guide.

Make mispronunciations a thing of the past with the world’s most accurate and comprehensive words pronunciation app. There is no synthetic pronunciation used here as every word is carefully researched and professionally recorded.

Let's have a look at what this app can do for you in our howjasay review.  Also, check out our best dictionary apps list for more great options.

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Robust Database

howjsay Pronunciation Dictionary contains more than 160,000 words, among which a few are also phrases. When I first opened this app, I was bowled over by the simplicity of it. Of course, simplicity doesn't always mean a good thing but for this particular app, it is essential.

Everyone likes books and when I first started reading novels, I remember carrying around a dictionary with me and trying to figure out how to pronounce new words using the phonetic symbols. With howjsay Pronunciation Dictionary, it's very easy to search for new words. Start typing and the app's predictive text feature will complete the word for you nine times out of ten. Loading is lightning-fast.

There are more than 160,000 words in the app database which means that every single new word that I looked up had an entry. This includes specialist terms such as medical, legal, scientific, and financial terms. Industry jargon as well as current affairs terms are also included, making it a very comprehensive database.

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Authentic Voice Recordings

Every recording is an authentic, human voice pronouncing the word clearly and beautifully. American as well as British pronunciations are included along with the spellings too.

Although this app requires the use of an Internet connection, if you want to learn how to pronounce a new word, I don't see that as a drawback. The developers explain that the database of pronunciations is vast and is constantly updated with new words and sometimes corrections to old ones, ensuring that users have the most up-to-date version when they search for a new word.

Since the database of words is so vast, one would think that having the entire thing on your iPhone or iPad would take up a lot of space. That's not true as this app is very lightweight, occupying less than 5MB for installation.

Furthermore, you can access your search history offline, which consists of up to 1000 words. This history can be easily edited to suit your requirements should you need to use this app offline by clearing it entirely or deleting individual words.

Pros & Cons

Pros

• Learn to pronounce more than 160,000 words
• Enjoy learning from an authentic, clear human voice
• Save plenty of space on your iOS device with only 4.9MB required for installation
• Save time on your searches with the predictive text feature

Cons

• There is nothing negative to say about this app

Final Words

If you want or need to learn how to pronounce new words, howjsay Pronunciation Dictionary is a fantastic iPhone and iPad app that is sure to become one of your most useful linguistic tools. I would highly recommend it to everyone; no matter how good your English may be, there is always room for improvement.