How to teach Siri to correctly pronounce names
Lisa Du is director of ReadyTechGo, a service that helps people gain the confidence and skills to embrace modern technology.
Siri. You either love her or you hate her. I personally love the Siri feature on Apple devices, and if you take the time to learn how to use Siri effectively, I’m sure you’ll find that she is amazing.
However, there is one thing that drives me up the wall... when Siri mispronounces names!
Some of my friends call me "Lise" (pronounced Leese...) and Siri constantly pronounces my names “Lies”.
How to train Siri to correctly pronounce names
1. Activate Siri, and say "That's not how you pronounce [name]" eg Lise
Siri will ask you "Which [name]?"
Tap on the contact name that you want to change the pronunciation of.
2. Siri will ask you: "Ok, how do you pronounce [name]?"
Teach Siri how to correctly pronounce the name by saying it aloud.
3. Siri will give you several playback options
Tap on the Play symbol to hear how Siri pronounces each version.
Choose the correct pronunciation by tapping Select.
And there you have it, that's how you can train Siri to correctly pronounce names.