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PhonaTick - A Word List for Confusing Pronunciations

Description

The English language presents pronunciation challenges, especially for non-native speakers, due to its many vowel sounds and silent or extra letters in words. PhonaTick is a front-end for a list of words with tricky pronunciations (originally saved in Google Sheets & retrieved using Google Sheets API but now fetched via a JSON API through Datasette). It provides a searchable list of words with their pronunciations, sourced from Google and WordWeb (created by physicist Antony Lewis).

Features

  • Word List: A comprehensive list of English words with confusing pronunciations.
  • Pronunciation Guide: Pronunciations are provided using data from Google and WordWeb.
  • Web Application: The word list is accessible through a simple web application.
  • Data Source: The application uses a SQLite database generated from a CSV file.
  • JSON API: The data is exposed as a JSON API for easy access.

Technologies Used

  • Datasette: Used to convert the CSV file into a SQLite database, and to browse, filter, and explore the data.
  • Glitch: Hosts the Datasette instance and the web application.
  • GitHub Copilot: Used to generate the initial web app code.
  • Visual Studio Code: Code editor used for development.
  • JavaScript: Used to build the web application.

Setup and Deployment

  1. CSV to SQLite: The word list is stored in a CSV file. This file is converted into a SQLite database using Datasette.
  2. Datasette Deployment: The Datasette instance is self-hosted on Glitch. Glitch allows you to host web apps without managing servers.
  3. Web App Deployment: The web application is also deployed on Glitch.

Usage

  1. Access the Web App: The application can be accessed via a Glitch link.
  2. Browse the List: Browse the list of words and their pronunciations.
  3. Explore the Data: The data can be further explored using the Datasette interface.

Credits

  • Data Source: Google and WordWeb (Antony Lewis)
  • Original Idea: Inspired by the challenges of English pronunciation
  • GitHub Copilot: Helped in the rapid development of the web application.

Author

  • M.V. 'Anil' Radhakrishna (@mvark)

License

This project is open-source.

Try it out!

You can try out the app on Glitch. Let the author know what you think!