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Whenever I dictate my name to Siri, she spells Michele with two Ls and I only have one in my name. I've tried the general and email settings to fix this but she still doesn't get it right. Any suggestions?
iPhone 4S, Siri spelling
IHopeThisUserNameIsNotTaken wrote:
Nope, does not work for me. Siri only recognizes me as the English version "Geoff." Maybe it's because I chose an Australian accent for Siri?!?
Yes, "Geoff" would be the more usual in Australia. You should chose the language for Siri that most closely matches your own accent and preferred spelling. You may like the sound of the voice better in some other accent but it's likely to cause practical problems.
IHopeThisUserNameIsNotTaken wrote:
Nope, does not work for me. Siri only recognizes me as the English version "Geoff." Maybe it's because I chose an Australian accent for Siri?!?
Yes, "Geoff" would be the more usual in Australia. You should chose the language for Siri that most closely matches your own accent and preferred spelling. You may like the sound of the voice better in some other accent but it's likely to cause practical problems.
Try opening your contact in Contacts, press the Edit button (upper right) and correct the spelling listed under your name at the top. The name listed under your last name is the alias that Siri uses for you.
My name has always been spelled correctly in my Contacts but I went thru the editing process you suggested just in case. It did not help. I also reset My Info in the contact Settings to be sure Siri knew who I was but she is still spelling my name wrong. Any other thoughts? Thanks!
Try opening your contact again, press the Edit button (top right), scroll to the bottom and press "+" next to Add Field, select Phonetic First Name. Here type in the spelling that Siri is using (Michelle), Press the Done button and try Siri again.
Wow! You are awesome. Never would have thought of that but it worked.
Glad it worked for you. This setting basically tells Siri that the pronounciation phonetically sounds like Michellle but to go to use the contact to get the correct spelling.
I was so excited to find this solution! I tried it right away, but it didn't help. When I sign Mail messages using dictation, the system still spells my name incorrectly with two Ls. :-(
Did you enter the spelling in the phonetic first name field for your contact exactly as it appears when you dictate now (with two Ls)? If you did and it still doesn't work now it's possible that changes in Siri during the last 9 months have caused this solution not to work anymore.
Followed instruction on both my phones .. There IS no '+' glyph at the bottom of the edit contact screen.
Could this be because I still run IOS9.33?
Any ideas anyone?
Nope, does not work for me. Siri only recognizes me as the English version "Geoff." Maybe it's because I chose an Australian accent for Siri?!?
I switched Siri's accent voice to American English and it worked. I will just deal with the misspelled name I like Australian Siri best. Lol
Thanks,
Jeff
IHopeThisUserNameIsNotTaken wrote:
I will just deal with the misspelled name I like Australian Siri best.
Nothing wrong with that. 🙂
How do you get Siri to go to the Contacts without entering my passcode?
How can I get Siri to spell my name right?
