AI accent detector with the evidence, not just a label.
Most accent detectors give you a flag. This one also shows which sounds it detected — so you know why it decided what it did.
Read this aloud in your normal voice (about 30 seconds):
Last summer, my brother and I took the early train to the coast. We bought three thick sandwiches, a bottle of water and a map, and we walked along the cliffs until the weather turned. By the time the rain arrived, we were laughing in a tiny cafe, drying our socks by the heater.
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The AccentLoop accent detector analyses a 30-second reading and reports the accents you are closest to with confidence scores, your position between American and British English, accent strength, clarity, and the specific features it detected (for example “t between vowels sounds like a quick d”). Free, no sign-up, audio discarded after analysis.
How to detect your accent
- Press “Start the accent test” and allow the microphone. Nothing is recorded before you press it.
- Read the short passage on screen out loud at your normal pace — about 30 seconds.
- Press stop. In about 6 seconds you see the accents you sound closest to, with percentages.
- Check the US–UK scale, accent strength and the 2–3 sounds that gave your accent away.
- Share your result card or practise the exact sounds it found.
Sample voices and what the test said
Same passage, different speakers. Press play, then compare with the result.
Sample voice · Australian
Last summer, my brother and I took the early train to the coast. We bought three thick sandwiches, a bottle of water, and a map, and we walked along the cliffs until the weather turned. By the time the rain arrived, we were laughing in a tiny cafe, drying our socks by the heater.
Sample recorded with a synthetic voice reading our test passage, so you can hear the test before you take it.
Your result
You sound closest to Australian
What we heard
- Non-rhotic pronunciation (dropping 'r' at the end of 'summer', 'brother', 'water', 'weather', 'heater')
- Broad 'a' vowel in 'last' and 'laughing' (BATH vowel)
- Flapped 't' in 'water' combined with a raised vowel quality
- Shifted diphthongs in 'train', 'rain', and 'coast' characteristic of Southern Hemisphere English
An AI estimate for entertainment and practice — not a professional assessment. No accent is better or worse than another.
Accent detectors compared
| AccentLoop | anytospeech English accent detector | accentvoice.net | accentguess.com | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Record on first screen | Start Test, read a passage | Press mic, speak | Read today’s passage |
| Sign-up | No | No (per its FAQ) | Not stated | Not stated |
| Shows which sounds it heard | Yes, as a feature list | Speech features | Structured report | Notes |
| Mixed accents | Up to 3 with % | Other possible accents | Region percentages | Mixed-accent % |
| Practice after | Drills for the exact sounds | Links to comparison pages | — | Pronunciation tips |
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What the detector listens for
| Feature | Example words | What it suggests |
|---|---|---|
| r after vowels (rhoticity) | summer, weather, car | Pronounced → American, Irish, Scottish, Canadian. Dropped → Southern British, Australian, South African |
| t between vowels | water, bottle, better | Quick “d” → North American, Australian. Clear t or glottal stop → British varieties |
| BATH vowel | laughing, path, can’t | Long “ah” → Southern British. Short “a” → American, Northern English |
| th sounds | three, thick, the | t/d or s/z → many second-language accents; f/v → some UK and Caribbean accents |
| Rhythm and stress | photograph, photographer | Even syllable timing → many Asian and Romance-language accents |
Detector or quiz?
Accent quizzes (like the famous New York Times dialect quiz) ask which words you use — “soda” or “pop” — and guess your home region. A detector like this one listens to how you actually sound. If you want the word quiz, take that; if you want to know how you come across when speaking, use the detector.
Frequently asked questions
Can AI really detect an accent?
It can estimate which accents you sound closest to fairly well for clear native accents (9 of 10 right in our pre-launch test on synthetic voices). For mixed or second-language accents it is less certain, which is why it shows several options with percentages.
Is the accent test free?
Yes. The accent test is free with no account and no email. To stop abuse there is a soft limit of a few tests per day per connection.
Do you keep my recording?
No. The audio is analysed and then discarded — it is never stored. We keep the text result for 30 days so your share link works, and you can delete it any time from your account page. We never create a voiceprint.
How accurate is it?
Before launch we tested it on 10 synthetic voices in different native English accents and it named the right region 9 times out of 10; on the 14 sample voices on this site its first guess matched 13 of 14. Real voices, especially mixed and second-language accents, are harder, so treat the result as “closest to”, not a label. It is for entertainment and practice, not a professional assessment.
Is having an accent bad?
No. Everyone has an accent. The test only tells you which accents you sound closest to and which sounds create that impression, so you can decide what — if anything — you want to change.
Last updated 2026-10-18. Results are estimates for practice and entertainment, not a professional or official assessment.