Fix AI Voiceovers That Mispronounce Names, Prices and Product Codes

An AI voiceover can sound natural while saying the wrong product name, price or model number. That is a content error, not just an audio-quality problem.

Start with an approved script and a short pronunciation sheet. Fix one uncertain item at a time, listen to it inside a sentence and keep the corrected version with your project. This guide includes an original fictional script and a reusable worksheet. It does not include generated audio or claim a successful voice test.

Name the problem before changing settings

Listen to the troublesome sentence without watching the text. Write down what you actually hear.

Do not use pronunciation tricks to hide an incorrect fact. If the approved price is missing, stop and ask for it. If two people disagree about a name, get an agreed reference before generating more takes.

Use your own voice, a voice licensed for your intended use or a voice whose owner has given the necessary permission. A pronunciation fix is not a reason to imitate an unrelated creator.

Keep two versions of the script

Your written script is the source of truth for spelling, numbers and meaning. Your speech script makes those same facts easier to say aloud.

For this fictional practice example, imagine a product called “K20” with a stated capacity of 750 ml and a sample price of ₹1,499. These are invented training details, not a real product or offer.

WRITTEN SCRIPT — fictional example
The K20 holds 750 ml. This example lists it at ₹1,499.

SPEECH SCRIPT — one possible approved reading
The kay twenty holds seven hundred and fifty millilitres.
This example lists it at one thousand four hundred and ninety-nine rupees.

DO NOT CHANGE
Model identity, capacity, currency, amount or the fact that this is an example.

The owner might prefer “kay two zero” instead. Neither spelling choice should be assumed from the model code alone. Record the decision.

Keep the normal spelling in on-screen product text. Do not accidentally publish your phonetic helper spelling as the brand name.

Build a pronunciation table for the whole Reel

List every name, abbreviation, unit, date, currency and mixed-language phrase that could be read in more than one way.

An unresolved date should not enter production. Replacing it with an unambiguous written date helps both the voiceover and the viewer.

For Hindi-English content, decide which terms remain in English and which should be translated. Do not let different takes make that decision independently.

Use controls that match the model

ElevenLabs documents different pronunciation syntax for different models. Its current guidance describes inline IPA for Eleven v3 and separate, model-limited XML phoneme controls for older models. It also describes alias substitutions. These controls are not interchangeable, and pronunciation is not guaranteed. Check the exact model before copying a tag from another tutorial. ElevenLabs pronunciation guidance

For a beginner, first try the approved spoken form in a copy of the sentence. Keep the original script untouched. Use phonetic notation only when someone can verify the notation itself.

In ElevenCreative Studio, the Pronunciations Editor can save a selected word's alias or phoneme rule in a project dictionary and preview it. Check which rule type your selected model supports. ElevenLabs Studio pronunciation editor

The worksheet below is a human-readable glossary, not a ready-to-import software dictionary. If you need an import file, use the format and structure specified by your tool.

Preview one complete sentence

Choose the shortest sentence that contains the difficult item and enough context to judge the result.

Keep the voice, model and delivery settings unchanged while comparing a plain written version with an approved spoken version. Changing all three makes it harder to know what helped.

PRONUNCIATION TRIAL — fill after listening
Sentence ID:
Voice and permission / licence record:
Tool, interface and model:
Written sentence:
Intended spoken sentence:
One change being tested:
Words actually heard:
Number and meaning check:
Delivery and pause check:
Reviewer:
Decision: accept / revise / record manually

Check the cost shown by the tool before each generation. Set a retry budget for the project. A stubborn two-second phrase can be quicker to record yourself than to keep regenerating.

No trial results are filled in here because no audio was generated for this guide.

Repair the sentence, not only the syllable

A replacement word may have the right pronunciation but a different pitch, pace or room sound. Listen across both sides of the edit.

When the join is obvious, regenerate or rerecord the complete sentence using the approved script. Then place it in the timeline and adjust nearby pauses. Avoid stretching a small repaired word so far that it becomes unnatural.

If the line is too long, remove unnecessary wording without changing the claim. “The bottle has a total capacity of” may become “The bottle holds.” Do not remove a condition such as “with the included adapter” simply to fit the duration.

Review without looking at the transcript

Ask a suitable reviewer to listen once and write down the product name, amount or instruction. Compare that answer with the approved script. This checks whether the listener understands the result rather than merely recognising text they are reading.

Then inspect the full export with captions. Confirm the normal spelling is restored, the units agree and no helper instructions were spoken aloud. Listen on headphones and the phone speaker at a comfortable level.

For a series, save the accepted glossary with the voice and model record. Recheck it when the model, voice or target language changes. An accepted take from last month is a useful reference, not a promise that the next output will match.

The final deliverable is an accurate sentence inside a usable Reel. A pronunciation dictionary is only one tool for getting there.

VOICEOVER PRONUNCIATION WORKSHEET
This is a planning and QA document, not a ready-to-import pronunciation dictionary.

PROJECT
Project / Reel:
Script version:
Target language and locale:
Voice:
Voice licence or permission:
Tool / interface / model:
Approved retry budget:
Script owner:
Audio reviewer:

BLANK GLOSSARY — repeat for each uncertain item
Written item:
Exact meaning / source of truth:
Approved spoken form:
Reference recording or confirming person:
Language:
Must remain unchanged:
Status: unresolved / approved / needs review

BLANK SENTENCE TRIAL
Sentence ID:
Canonical written sentence:
Speech-ready sentence:
Single change being tested:
Controls actually available in this interface:
Generation cost shown, if applicable:
Take filename:
What the reviewer actually heard:
Numbers / names correct:
Natural delivery in context:
Join with neighbouring audio:
Decision:
No claim of success until listened to.

FICTIONAL FILLED PLANNING EXAMPLE — no audio generated
Written item: K20
Approved spoken form for this exercise: kay twenty
Meaning: fictional product model, not a quantity
Written item: 750 ml
Approved spoken form: seven hundred and fifty millilitres
Written item: ₹1,499
Approved spoken form: one thousand four hundred and ninety-nine rupees
Meaning: invented practice price, not an offer
Written sentence: The K20 holds 750 ml.
Speech-ready sentence: The kay twenty holds seven hundred and fifty millilitres.
Trial result: not generated or tested

FINAL EXPORT CHECK
Normal brand spelling retained in captions.
Numbers and units agree between audio, text and approved source.
No phonetic helper text published by mistake.
No direction tags or notes spoken aloud.
Complete sentence listened to without reading the transcript.
Edit joins checked in the full Reel.
Accepted glossary saved with voice and model record.