AI Stuttering Assessment and Fluency Pattern Analysis
A respectful, detailed look at how your speech flows, for people who stutter and those who support them.
This tool gives people who stutter, and the parents, partners and clinicians around them, a structured description of fluency in a recording. It identifies the types of disfluency present (sound and word repetitions, prolongations and blocks), estimates how often they occur and at what severity, and notes the contexts where speech flows more or less easily, such as longer sentences or particular sounds. You get a fluency score from 0 to 100, a comparison with typical speech patterns, and progress notes when you compare several recordings. The report ends with coping strategies and ideas you can bring to speech therapy. It describes speech; it is not a diagnosis, and stuttering is not something to be ashamed of.
Example result
Input
A 4-minute recording of a 16-year-old describing a recent weekend trip to a friend, recorded at home.
Output
Disfluency types: mostly part-word repetitions ("b-b-bus") and occasional blocks on sentence-initial words. A few prolongations on /s/ and /m/. Frequency: disfluencies appear in roughly one sentence out of five, more often in the first minute. Severity: mild to moderate. Blocks are brief and usually released within a second or two. Contextual factors: fluency improves noticeably when the speaker is laughing or describing something vivid, and dips when naming places and times. Compared with typical speech: the speaker's ordinary hesitations ("um", pauses to think) are within a typical range; the repetitions and blocks are what stand out. Strategies: easy onsets and light articulatory contacts on starting sounds; pausing before names. Consider discussing these patterns with a speech-language pathologist. You communicated the whole story clearly.
Scores
How it works
How Stutter Pattern Analyzer works
- 01
Share a natural speech sample
Sign in and record or upload a few minutes of speech: a conversation, a phone call, a monologue about your day or a passage read aloud.
- 02
Disfluency types and frequency
The AI marks repetitions of sounds, syllables or words, stretched sounds (prolongations) and silent or tense blocks, and estimates how often each appears relative to the amount of speech.
- 03
Context and severity
It looks at where disfluencies cluster, for example at the start of sentences, on certain consonants or when speaking faster, and gives an overall severity description.
- 04
Strategies and progress
It suggests coping strategies and topics for therapy, and when you upload recordings over time it notes what has changed between them.
Use cases
Who it is for
Adults who stutter tracking their own patterns
Record in different situations, such as ordering food, a work call or chatting with a friend, and learn where your speech feels easiest and what tends to set off blocks.
Parents with questions about a child's speech
Get a clear description of what you are hearing in a young child's speech to bring to a pediatrician or speech-language pathologist, instead of trying to describe it from memory.
Clients between therapy sessions
Practice a fluency technique at home and record it, then share the pattern notes with your SLP so sessions can focus on what is actually happening day to day.
Speech-language pathology students
Practice identifying repetitions, prolongations and blocks on sample recordings and compare your own tallies with the AI's description.
Tips
Get better results
- Use spontaneous speech as well as reading; many people who stutter are more fluent when reading aloud, so reading alone can understate things.
- Record in a quiet room with the microphone close, so short blocks and soft repetitions are not lost.
- Note the situation when you upload (phone call, talking to a stranger) so you can compare like with like later.
- Compare recordings made weeks apart rather than day to day, since fluency naturally varies with tiredness and stress.
Limitations
What it can't tell you
This is an AI description of speech in a recording, not a diagnosis, not a medical device and not a replacement for an evaluation by a speech-language pathologist. Counts are estimates, and the model can confuse ordinary hesitations, accent or second-language speech with stuttering. A single recording also misses the physical tension, avoidance and feelings that are part of the stuttering experience. See an SLP if stuttering is affecting school, work or confidence, if a young child's stuttering lasts more than about six months or comes with visible tension or distress, or if stuttering starts suddenly in adulthood, which should be checked by a doctor.
Frequently Asked Questions
Stutter Pattern Analyzer questions
Do I stutter, or is it just normal hesitation?
Everyone hesitates, says "um" and repeats whole phrases sometimes. Stuttering tends to involve repeating parts of words, stretching sounds or getting stuck with no sound coming out. The report separates these typical disfluencies from stuttering-like ones, but only a speech-language pathologist can confirm whether what you have is stuttering.
How is stuttering severity measured?
Clinicians use standardized tools that combine how often stuttering occurs, how long moments last, and physical signs like tension. This tool gives an AI estimate from audio alone, with a severity description and a fluency score. It is useful for noticing patterns but is not a standardized clinical score.
Can this stutter test replace a speech therapist?
No. It can help you describe your speech and notice patterns between sessions, but a speech-language pathologist can observe you in person, understand how stuttering affects your life, and build a plan that fits you.
Will the tool try to make me stop stuttering?
The goal is understanding, not a cure. The report describes your fluency and offers strategies that many people find helpful, such as easy onsets or pausing, alongside encouragement. Plenty of people who stutter are excellent communicators, and what matters is being able to say what you want to say.
Can I use it to track progress over time?
Yes. Upload recordings made in similar situations every few weeks, and the analysis notes changes in the types and frequency of disfluencies. Look at the trend across several recordings rather than any single day.
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