Pronunciation Guide
Add custom pronunciations so your AI hosts say names, brands, and technical terms correctly.
What Is the Pronunciation Guide?#
The Pronunciation Guide lets you define phonetic spellings for words or phrases that your AI hosts mispronounce. When Jellypod generates audio, it automatically replaces matched words with your specified phonetic spelling before sending the text to the voice engine.
Accessing the Pronunciation Guide#
Click Pronunciations in the sidebar to open the full pronunciation management page.
The Pronunciation Guide is also available inline from the episode script editor as a dialog.
The Pronunciation Table#
The table displays all your custom pronunciations with four columns:
- Word or Phrase: The original word or phrase to match (sortable)
- Phonetic Spelling: How the word should be pronounced (sortable)
- Last Updated: When the entry was last modified (sortable)
- Actions: Preview, edit, and delete buttons
Adding a Pronunciation#
- Click Add Pronunciation in the top right corner.
- In the dialog, enter:
- Word or Phrase: The word to match (e.g., "Quinoa")
- Phonetic Pronunciation: The phonetic spelling (e.g., "keen-wah")
- Click Add Pronunciation to save.
Previewing a Pronunciation#
To hear how a pronunciation sounds with a specific host's voice:
- Click the speaker icon in the Actions column for the entry you want to preview.
- A popover appears with a searchable list of your hosts.
- Select a host to hear the phonetic spelling spoken in that host's voice.
Only hosts with active, non-deprecated ElevenLabs voices appear in the preview list. Audio previews are cached locally for faster playback on repeated listens.
Editing a Pronunciation#
Click the edit button in the Actions column to update the word or phonetic spelling for an existing entry.
Deleting a Pronunciation#
Click the delete button in the Actions column. Confirm the deletion in the dialog that appears.
Use simple, intuitive phonetic spellings. Write how the word sounds when spoken naturally, breaking it into syllables with hyphens if needed (e.g., "acai" becomes "ah-sah-ee").
Frequently Asked Questions#
Do pronunciation rules apply to all episodes?
Yes. Pronunciation rules are workspace-wide and apply to all episodes across all podcasts. When Jellypod generates audio, it automatically replaces matched words with your specified phonetic spelling.
Can I preview how a pronunciation sounds before using it in an episode?
Yes. Click the speaker icon next to any pronunciation entry and select a host to hear the phonetic spelling spoken in that host's voice.