Free English accent test Read 30 seconds, see your accent.
Read one short passage in English. The test names the accents you sound closest to, scores strength and clarity, and shows the sounds behind it.
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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This English accent test listens to you read a 54-word passage for about 30 seconds, then shows the three English accents you sound closest to with percentages, your position between American and British, accent strength and clarity scores, and the sounds that shaped the result. It is free, needs no account, and the audio is not stored.
How to take the English accent test
- 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.
How this accent test compares
| AccentLoop | BoldVoice Accent Oracle | Fluently Accent Guru | Vocal Image accent test | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recording length | ~30 s passage | ~30 s | ~30 s | 15 s (per its title) |
| Sign-up before the result | No | Not stated on page | No (per Fluently) | Not stated |
| Result | Top 3 closest accents with %, US–UK scale, strength, clarity, the sounds behind it | Accent guess + share image | Accent guess | “Worldwide Accent Score” + prediction |
| What happens next | Practise the exact sounds in the browser | App trial / QR code to download | App | App download badges |
| Hear sample results first | Yes — 14 sample voices below | No | No | No |
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What the English accent test measures
| Score | What it means | Scale |
|---|---|---|
| Closest accents | Up to three accents your English sounds closest to | Percent, adds up to ~100 |
| US–UK scale | Where you sit between General American and Southern British | 0 = American, 100 = British |
| Accent strength | How noticeable the accent is to a general listener — not a grade | 0 = light, 100 = strong |
| Clarity | How easy you are to understand, separate from accent | 0–100, higher is clearer |
| Features | 2–3 concrete sounds, e.g. “th sounds like d” or “r after vowels is dropped” | Plain-English notes |
Accent and clarity are measured separately on purpose: a strong accent can be perfectly clear, and the test never treats any accent as wrong.
The 23 accents the test can name
| Group | Accents |
|---|---|
| North America | General American, Canadian |
| British Isles | Southern British (RP-like), Scottish, Irish |
| Southern hemisphere | Australian, New Zealand, South African |
| Asia & Africa (English as an official language) | Indian, Nigerian, Filipino, Singaporean |
| English with a first-language influence | Mandarin, Spanish (Spain), Latin American Spanish, French, German, Russian, Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Vietnamese |
If your voice doesn’t fit any of them well, the result says so instead of forcing a label.
Tips for an accurate result
- Use a quiet room and hold the phone or laptop about an arm’s length away.
- Read at your normal speed — reading slowly and carefully hides your natural accent.
- Read the whole passage. It contains the sounds that separate accents most: r after vowels, t in “water”, th in “three thick” and the vowel in “laughing”.
- Take it twice. Results that stay similar are the ones to trust.
On the 14 sample voices on this site (synthetic voices, each reading our passage in a different accent) the test’s first guess matched the intended accent 13 times out of 14. The Latin American Spanish sample came out as Spanish (Spain) 55%, Latin American 30%.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a free English accent test online?
Yes — this one. Read a short passage for about 30 seconds and see which English accents you sound closest to. No account, no email, no download.
Which English accents can it detect?
23: General American, Canadian, Southern British, Scottish, Irish, Australian, New Zealand, South African, Indian, Nigerian, Filipino and Singaporean English, plus English with a Mandarin, Spanish, Latin American Spanish, French, German, Russian, Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese or Vietnamese influence.
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.
Can I use it for IELTS or TOEFL?
Only as practice. Accent is not scored on its own in IELTS or TOEFL — pronunciation and intelligibility are. For a level estimate try the free speaking level test; it is unofficial too.
Last updated 2026-10-18. Results are estimates for practice and entertainment, not a professional or official assessment.