# Custom Pronunciation Dictionary

## 📌 Overview

The pronunciation dictionary teaches Quinn how your organization says names, products, acronyms, and specialized terms. Add a pronunciation from a voiceover script once, and Quinn applies it across every course in your organization.

### Step 1: Open Pronunciation Tools

Open a course in the editor, click the **More options** menu, and select **Pronunciations**.

![Course editor menu with Pronunciations available](https://assets.meetquinn.ai/website/Help/custom-pronunciation-dictionary_step_01.png)

### Step 2: Review Dictionary Entries

The **Pronunciations** panel lists the words your organization has already customized and how each one should sound. Use the play button to hear an existing entry.

![Pronunciations panel showing an organization pronunciation entry](https://assets.meetquinn.ai/website/Help/custom-pronunciation-dictionary_step_02.png)

### Step 3: Highlight the Word

In **Voice Over Script**, select the word or phrase Quinn should pronounce differently. Click **Change pronunciation** beneath the script.

![Selected phrase in a voiceover script with Change pronunciation available](https://assets.meetquinn.ai/website/Help/custom-pronunciation-dictionary_step_03.png)

### Step 4: Open the Editor

The **Change pronunciation** dialog shows the selected word or phrase. Click the pronunciation field to begin entering how it should sound.

![Change pronunciation dialog ready for a phonetic spelling](https://assets.meetquinn.ai/website/Help/custom-pronunciation-dictionary_step_04.png)

### Step 5: Enter the Pronunciation

Spell the term the way you would say it out loud, then click **Next**. For example, you can enter `PEET-suh making` for **pizza-making**.

![Phonetic spelling entered for pizza-making](https://assets.meetquinn.ai/website/Help/custom-pronunciation-dictionary_step_05.png)

💡 Tip: Break unfamiliar words into clear syllables and use capitalization to emphasize the stressed sound.

### Step 6: Preview and Use It

Click the play button under **Play preview** to hear the pronunciation. If it sounds right, click **Use**; otherwise, click **Back** and adjust the spelling.

![Pronunciation preview with Play preview and Use controls](https://assets.meetquinn.ai/website/Help/custom-pronunciation-dictionary_step_06.png)

### Step 7: Confirm the Entry

The new pronunciation appears in the **Pronunciations** panel and is marked **New**. Quinn will use it anywhere that exact word or phrase appears in your organization's courses.

![Pronunciations panel showing the newly saved pizza-making entry](https://assets.meetquinn.ai/website/Help/custom-pronunciation-dictionary_step_07.png)