Forvo, a crowdsource pronunciation dictionary in several languages
Autonomous learningIndividual workPronunciationStudentYou SupplyWebsite/other users supply
Description: Forvo is a website and app that provides audio pronunciations of words and languages in various languages along with their translation. These audio pronunciations are submitted by native speakers worldwide. Forvo is free to use and does not require having an account to listen to word pronunciations, although registration allows for additional features like contributing pronunciations and saving favorite words.
Evaluation: Forvo is a valuable and handy tool for finding out the correct pronunciation of words. With its help, students can autonomously check and learn words' pronunciation, while teachers can provide the site as a reference resource. Since it is crowdsourced, please consider that some pronunciations may not necessarily be standard. However, users who provide the pronunciation often also indicate whether it belongs to a specific dialect or speech community, so Forvo can be a helpful tool for those seeking to get familiriased with a specific dialect or accent.
Cost: Free.
Type Of Interaction:
Individual work,
Skills:
Pronunciation,
Content:
Website/other users supply,
You supply,
Usability and tech notes ▼
Time efficiency 
Time needed to learn how to use a tool and its time-saving potential: High. It may take some time for a contribution (pronunciation) to be approved by the site, but as a learner, it is a great and quick way to accurately know how words are pronounced.
Interface language(s) The number of languages in which the tool is currently available/adaptable to: Interface available in 40+ languages; pronunciation for words in more than 300 languages available.
Respect for privacy Privacy evaluations indicate how a tool handles personal data collection, storage, and sharing, including GDPR compliance and security measures, among others. The ICT-REV team provides them for informational purposes, reflecting our best understanding at the time of review, but assumes no legal responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of these evaluations and encourages users to conduct their own assessments: Medium. Forvo does not sell data to third parties and shares it only for several purposes, among which advertising. One of these third parties is Google Ad Manager. Forvo’s privacy policy mentions the use of measures to ensure the security, secrecy, and confidentiality of data. Users are also informed about their rights to access, rectify, erase, restrict processing, object, and data portability. Forvo’s policy states that data is stored in the EU, processed in compliance with applicable legislation, including Regulation (EU) 2016/677, but it does not explicitly mention compliance with the GDPR. See more here.
Saving work for future use Can work be saved for future use?: Yes. Users with a profile can bookmark and save words.
Examples of use