If people often say "sorry, what?" when you talk, the cause is usually specific: dropped word endings, soft consonants, vowels that blur together, or words rushed into each other. This speech clarity assessor listens to a recording of you talking and pinpoints which of those is happening. It gives an overall clarity score from 0 to 100, then rates your articulation, enunciation, intelligibility (how easily a listener follows you) and pronunciation accuracy. The report calls out individual consonants and vowels that lose definition, flags stretches that sound mumbled, and compares your delivery with clear-speech standards used in presenting and broadcasting. It ends with exercises and habits aimed at your particular weak spots rather than generic advice to slow down.
Example result
Input
A 60-second recording of a sales manager rehearsing the opening of a quarterly review presentation.
Output
Overall clarity is good in the first half and slips as the pace rises. Articulation: final consonants drop in fast sections: "last quarter" becomes "las' quarter", "product" loses its final t. Enunciation: vowels are well formed, but unstressed syllables collapse, so "particularly" sounds like "pa-tic-ly". Intelligibility: easy to follow overall; two phrases around 0:38 are mumbled as volume trails off at sentence ends. Speech precision: consistent in slow passages, looser above conversational speed. Recommendations: finish every sentence at full volume, practice the tongue twister "red leather, yellow leather" slowly to crisp up l and r, and pause before key numbers instead of speeding into them.
Scores
How it works
How Speech Clarity Assessor works
- 01
Record natural speech
Sign in, open the assessor and either read a passage or speak freely for 30 to 90 seconds. Uploading an existing recording, such as a presentation, works too.
- 02
Consonants and vowels
The AI checks whether final t, d, k and s sounds are actually produced, whether clusters like "sts" in "tests" survive, and whether distinct vowels stay distinct.
- 03
Precision and mumbling
It listens for low mouth movement, trailing volume at the ends of sentences and syllables swallowed at speed, then marks the moments where intelligibility drops.
- 04
Scores and a practice plan
You receive the clarity score and sub-scores, the specific issues found, and recommendations matched to them, such as consonant drills or pacing changes.
Use cases
Who it is for
Presenters and teachers
Check a rehearsal before a talk or lesson to make sure the back of the room will catch every word, especially key terms and numbers.
People who get asked to repeat themselves
Find out whether the problem is speed, volume or specific sounds, so you can practice the right thing instead of guessing.
Voice-over and audiobook beginners
Test your enunciation on a script before recording for real, and catch lazy endings that editors and listeners notice.
Non-native speakers
See whether your speech is easy to understand overall, separate from how strong your accent is, and which sounds most affect intelligibility.
Tips
Get better results
- Read a passage with plenty of consonant clusters and multi-syllable words; simple short sentences hide problems.
- Record at the speed you really talk in meetings, not a careful slow reading, or the score will flatter you.
- Keep the microphone about a hand span from your mouth in a quiet room so the recording itself is not the reason for low clarity.
- Retest the same passage after a week of drills so any change in the score reflects your speech, not a different text.
- Focus on the one issue the report names most often before working on the rest.
Limitations
What it can't tell you
The clarity score is an AI estimate based on one recording and is not a clinical intelligibility assessment or a diagnosis of a speech or hearing disorder. Accent is not treated as a flaw, but unfamiliar accents can still affect the intelligibility rating. Poor microphones, echo and background noise lower scores regardless of how clearly you speak. If unclear speech is new, sudden or comes with other symptoms, see a doctor or a speech-language pathologist.
Frequently Asked Questions
Speech Clarity Assessor questions
How clear is my speech?
Record yourself for about a minute and the assessor rates your clarity from 0 to 100, with separate scores for articulation, enunciation, intelligibility and pronunciation. The written report shows exactly which words or sounds lost definition, so you know what a listener struggles with.
What is the difference between articulation and enunciation?
Articulation is the physical shaping of sounds with your tongue, lips and jaw: whether a t is actually a t. Enunciation is how fully and distinctly you deliver whole words and syllables, including endings and unstressed parts. You can articulate individual sounds well and still enunciate poorly by rushing or trailing off.
Is this a speech intelligibility test?
It includes one. Intelligibility, meaning how easily an average listener would understand you, is one of the rated areas, alongside the detailed articulation checks. It is an AI listener's estimate, not a formal clinical intelligibility test scored by a trained examiner.
How can I improve my speech clarity?
Start with what the report flags. Common fixes are slowing down slightly on important words, finishing sentences at full volume, opening your mouth more on vowels, and practicing tongue twisters that target the weak sounds. Record again after a week to see whether the specific issue improved.
Will my accent lower my score?
Clarity and accent are different things: a strong accent can be perfectly clear. The tool looks at whether sounds are produced distinctly, not whether they match one region. For a breakdown of the accent itself, use the accent analyzer or a pronunciation checker for your target language.
Is there a cost to use it?
The assessor is an AI tool that draws on the credits in a paid monthly plan, and every recording you submit uses some. See the pricing page for current options.
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Speech Clarity Assessor uses credits from a paid LindaleAI plan. See pricing