Pronunciation

Success criterion 3.1.6 · Level AAA

Pronunciation

A mechanism is provided for identifying the pronunciation of words where meaning is ambiguous without knowing the pronunciation.

Principle 3: Understandable · Guideline 3.1: Readable

What each role can do

Product manager

Include pronunciation guides for complex or ambiguous words.

Designer

Design tooltips or inline text with phonetic spelling for difficult words.

Developer

Utilize tooltips or specific HTML tags to provide pronunciation guides.

Tester

Confirm that pronunciation guides are available and functional for ambiguous terms.

Once it is fixed

“Now I'm not just reading; I'm speaking like an orator. You've made words less scary!”