Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Language/2016 October 30

= October 30 =

Pronunciation information missing from Wikipedia entries...
I find the pronunciation information at some web dictionaries an essential element - some even provide an audio recording of the pronunciation.

I dearly miss that feature at the Wikipedia entries I have visited; for example, at the Anthroponymy resource, phonetic pronunciation information would be particularly helpful, as it could broaden, limit or narrow the entry as it pertains to the researcher's work. Thank you! Jeroboambramblejam (talk) 21:59, 30 October 2016 (UTC)

Just found this, so thanks anyway... and consider this as an encouragement to readers to contribute pronunciation information:

"... Ideally, every entry should have a pronunciation section, and perhaps a sound sample to accompany it. However, pronunciations vary widely between dialects, and non-linguists often have trouble writing down pronunciations properly. UK English pronunciations should give the Received Pronunciation of the entry." — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jeroboambramblejam (talk • contribs) 23:12, 30 October 2016 (UTC)


 * (ec)Wikipedia has over 5,200,000 articles. Many articles do have a phonetic pronunciation given, many do not.  You can always check Wiktionary for a pronunciation, or if you can give us a specific rare word for which you want a pronunciation you can post it here.  But in general the editors here are aware of the issue.  Unfortunately there's no button we can press that will accomplish the overall goal.  Individual editors (including you!) can always add a pronunciation if they have a source for it. μηδείς (talk) 23:32, 30 October 2016 (UTC)