What is my accent? Let AI tell you in 30 seconds.
Most people can’t hear their own accent. Read one short passage and see which accents you sound closest to — and why.
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.
Free, no sign-upAudio never storedResult in under a minute
To find out what accent you have, read a short passage aloud and compare your sounds with known accents. AccentLoop does this in about 30 seconds: it lists the three English accents you sound closest to with percentages, places you between American and British, and names the 2–3 sounds behind it. Free, no sign-up.
How to find out what accent you have
- 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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Why you can’t hear your own accent
Your brain filters out the features you grew up with, so your own accent sounds “neutral” to you. You also hear your voice through your skull, which changes how it sounds. That’s why other people notice your accent long before you do — and why a recording, judged by something that compares sounds rather than meaning, is the easiest way to hear it.
What results usually look like
| If you… | Typical result |
|---|---|
| Grew up in the US or Canada | General American or Canadian first, often 70–90% |
| Grew up in England | Southern British first; Northern speakers may also see Scottish or Irish |
| Learned English at school and from American TV | Your first-language influence first, General American second |
| Moved country as a child or teen | A genuine mix — two accents with similar percentages |
| Speak Indian, Nigerian or Singaporean English | That variety first; it is a full English accent, not an “error” |
These patterns come from how accents form, not from user data — your own result can differ.
Do I have an accent at all?
Yes — everyone does. “No accent” usually means “the accent of the people around me”. The test doesn’t judge which accent is better; it tells you which ones you sound closest to and how noticeable that is to a general listener.
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.
Frequently asked questions
How do I know what accent I have?
Record yourself reading a fixed passage and compare the key sounds — r after vowels, t in “water”, th, vowel length, rhythm. The quickest way is this free test: read for 30 seconds and see your closest accents.
Why does my accent sound neutral to me?
Because your brain is tuned to the sounds you grew up with. Other people hear the differences; you hear the meaning.
Can I have two accents?
Yes. People who moved countries, grew up bilingual or learned English from one country’s media often get two accents with similar percentages. That is a real result, not an error.
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.