“Phonetic” or “Pronunciation”?

Has anyone figured out what the difference between the phonetic- and pronunciation- fields are in the contacts app? Neither one has successfully changed the way Siri pronounces names for me, and I’ve read 5 articles that all explain it differently.

When I add a “phonetic” name field, it makes it visible in my contacts, so I’m assuming that’s for me to remember how to pronounce someone’s name.

But adding a similar spelling in the “pronunciation” field has done exactly ZERO to fix Siri’s pronunciation. Has anyone seen this function actually work?


APPLE: This change is super frustrating and glitchy! Please respond and fix it! Please bring back the sample pronunciation options when teaching Siri to pronounce names! It actually worked.

Posted on Dec 21, 2022 8:32 AM

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