Smart Suggestions for Respelling help Business and Enterprise users quickly get the correct pronunciation for unusual terms or names. From product jargon and acronyms to loanwords, slang, and even fictional terminology, Smart Suggestions allows you to generate suggestions, preview how they sound, and apply the one that fits best.
When to Use Smart Suggestions
With Smart Suggestions, you can fine-tune tricky words — from names to acronyms to loanwords — and get more natural playback without guesswork.
- Product & technical terms: tech companies, pharmaceutical, or medical terminology
- Acronyms: NGO, OSHA, SaaS, GDPR
- Loanwords: common non-English words like jalapeño, bruschetta, hors d'oeuvre
- Everyday but unusual words: slang, fun spellings, unique brand terminology, abbreviations
- Names: famous actors, leaders, athletes, business owners, writers
- Fictional words and names: characters, places, or worlds with invented names
Applying Smart Suggestions
From your script:
- In your Studio project, highlight the word you want to adjust.
- The Replacements toolbar will appear. Click the dropdown to view your options.
- If no options are available or none of the existing Oxford entries work for you, click Generate Suggestions to see Smart Suggestions.
- Click the play icon to preview Smart Suggestions, then select a suggestion to apply to your word.
From the sidebar:
- Locate the Replacements tool in the right side panel of the Studio editor.
- Under New Replacement, add your word to the Original Text box.
- Click See Suggestions to open the suggested Replacements panel.
- Click the Smart Suggestions tab to generate alternatives.
- Preview and apply the Smart Suggestion that fits best.
Note: Smart Suggestions are designed for individual words. For more complex terms (like fluticasone/salmeterol), the tool may occasionally return a suggestion with extra spacing (for example: FLOO-tih-kay-sohn SAL-mee-teh-rol).
If this happens, you can
- Use the Replacements Sidebar → add the Replacement and insert a dash (e.g., FLOO-tih-kay-sohn-SAL-mee-teh-rol).
- Generate Smart Suggestions for each part separately (e.g., one suggestion for fluticasone and one for salmeterol).
If you want your Respelling to be used across the script, add it to your Pronunciation library.
FAQs
Q: Can I use Smart Suggestions for scripts using non-English Voices?
A: Smart Suggestions is available for English Voices only.
Q: Can Smart Suggestions be saved to the personal or team library?
A: Yes! Smart Suggestions can be added as Replacements to any of your Pronunciation libraries.
Q: The Smart Suggestions didn't provide any options that are quite right. How can I get help?
A: You can create your own Respellings using our Respellings Reference Charts or reach out to Support for help.
Q: Can I opt out of smart features if I don't want my team using them?
A: Yes. In Team Settings, an admin can turn off smart features for the entire team at any time.
Q: How is my data handled using smart features like pronunciation suggestions?
A: Your privacy and security are our highest priority. Rigorous safeguards protect all processing to ensure your information is managed securely and responsibly. These intelligent features are powered by an LLM hosted on the Google Cloud Platform. Your data is never used to train third-party models, and enabling smart features will not expose your content for training purposes. If you have any questions, please reach out to our support team.