# Score Text/Pronunciation

{% hint style="info" %}
**Run in Postman**: [Score a word or sentence](https://docs.speechace.com/#23421587-4c6c-4a67-8575-295d50d6a55b)
{% endhint %}

### Request Format&#x20;

The endpoint that is to be used will depend on the [region](/getting-started/pre-requisites/api-regions-and-endpoints.md) of your subscription. For example, for US West, the endpoint is <https://api.speechace.co>.

`POST` [`https://api.speechace.co/api/scoring/text/v9/json`](https://api.speechace.co/api/scoring/text/v9/json?key={{speechacekey}}\&dialect=en-us\&user_id=XYZ-ABC-99001)

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Score a word" %}
{% code overflow="wrap" lineNumbers="true" %}

```curl
curl --location -g 'https://api.speechace.co/api/scoring/text/v9/json?key={{speechacekey}}&dialect=en-us \
--form 'text="apple"' \
--form 'user_audio_file=@"apple.wav"'
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Score a sentence" %}
{% code overflow="wrap" lineNumbers="true" %}

```
curl --location -g 'https://api.speechace.co/api/scoring/text/v9/json?key={{speechacekey}}&dialect=en-us \
--form 'text="Some parents admire famous athletes as strong role models, so they name their children after them."' \
--form 'user_audio_file=@"someparents.wav"'
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

### Query Parameters

<table><thead><tr><th width="126">Parameter</th><th width="91">Type</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>key</td><td>String</td><td><em>API</em> <a href="/pages/FY5QJQ5NVDkUtPtG080s"><em>key</em></a> <em>issued by Speechace.</em></td></tr><tr><td>dialect</td><td>String</td><td><p><em>This is the</em> <a href="/pages/PM2D802SgqeoWM8lrey5"><em>dialect</em></a> <em>in which the speaker will be assessed.</em> </p><p></p><p><strong>Note: Not all features of the score/text API support every dialect. Applicable dialects will be explicitly mentioned.</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td>user_id</td><td>String</td><td><em><strong>Optional</strong>: A unique anonymized identifier (generated by your application) for the end-user who spoke the audio.</em></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Request Body

<table><thead><tr><th width="196">Parameter</th><th width="98">Type</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>text</td><td>String</td><td><em>A word, phrase, or sentence to score. This should be in the</em> <a href="/pages/PM2D802SgqeoWM8lrey5"><em>dialect</em></a> <em>chosen. For example, if <code>fr-fr</code> is the chosen dialect, then the word can be <code>Salut</code>.</em></td></tr><tr><td>user_audio_file</td><td>File</td><td><em>file with user audio (wav, mp3, m4a, webm, ogg, aiff)</em></td></tr><tr><td>question_info</td><td>String</td><td><em><strong>Optional</strong>: A unique identifier (generated by your application) for the activity or question this user audio is answering.</em></td></tr><tr><td>no_mc</td><td>String</td><td><em><strong>Optional</strong>: <code>no_mc = 1</code> to indicate the text field contains multiple lines.</em></td></tr><tr><td>include_fluency</td><td>String</td><td><em><strong>Optional:</strong></em> <code>include_fluency</code><em><code>= 1</code> to include fluency scoring in the response.</em><br><em>See this</em> <a href="/pages/Qd2DoQIAUsxraBWYNEOC"><em>guide</em></a> <em>for how to use this field.</em></td></tr><tr><td>include_intonation</td><td>String</td><td><em><strong>Optional:</strong></em> <code>include_intonation</code><em><code>= 1</code> to include intonation and stress-level scores.</em><br><em>See this</em> <a href="/pages/1trs4oYjz521JyeVRVJy"><em>guide</em></a> <em>for how to use this field.</em></td></tr><tr><td>markup_language</td><td>String</td><td><p><em><strong>Optional:</strong></em> <code>markup_language = arpa_mark</code> <br><em>This key signifies that the</em> <code>text</code> <em>parameter may contain markup annotations.</em></p><p><em>See this</em> <a href="/pages/nzyc6lz256JbaM6SIrfp"><em>guide</em></a> <em>for how to use this field.</em></p></td></tr><tr><td>include_unknown_words</td><td>String</td><td><p><strong>Optional:</strong> <code>include_unknown_words = 1</code></p><p><em>This key instructs Speechace to automatically infer the expected pronunciation for unknown terms, such as names, places, and other specific terminology. This ensures accurate feedback even for unfamiliar words.</em></p></td></tr><tr><td>detect_dialect</td><td>String</td><td><p><em><strong>Optional field</strong>: Possible values - 0 | 1</em></p><p><em>1: will apply language detection and warn if the majority of the response language is different from the intended scoring dialect.</em></p></td></tr><tr><td>enforce_dialect</td><td>String</td><td><p><em><strong>Optional field</strong>: Possible values - 0 | 1</em></p><p><em>1: will apply language detection and error if the majority of the response language is different from the intended scoring dialect.</em></p><p><em>Setting enforce_dialect=1 automatically sets detect_dialect=1.</em></p></td></tr><tr><td>include_interference_metrics</td><td>String</td><td><p><em><strong>Optional:</strong></em> <code>include_interference_metrics = 1</code> to include interference metrics in the response. When set, the <code>interference_ratio</code> field is returned inside <code>text_score</code>. <br></p><p>See the <a href="/pages/872216e6aef212f30dc166a8f5384e16b9990a5d">Detecting Speech Interference guide</a> for how to interpret and use this field.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Response Example

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{% tab title="200: OK Scoring a word" %}

<pre class="language-json"><code class="lang-json"><strong>{
</strong>  "status": "success",
  "quota_remaining": -1,
  "text_score": {
    "text": "apple",
    "word_score_list": [
      {
        "word": "apple",
        "quality_score": 100,
        "phone_score_list": [
          {
            "phone": "ae",
            "stress_level": 1,
            "extent": [
              12,
              27
            ],
            "quality_score": 100,
            "stress_score": 100,
            "predicted_stress_level": 2,
            "word_extent": [
              0,
              1
            ],
            "sound_most_like": "ae"
          },
          {
            "phone": "p",
            "stress_level": null,
            "extent": [
              27,
              39
            ],
            "quality_score": 100,
            "word_extent": [
              2,
              3
            ],
            "sound_most_like": "p"
          },
          {
            "phone": "ah",
            "stress_level": 0,
            "extent": [
              39,
              42
            ],
            "quality_score": 100,
            "stress_score": 100,
            "predicted_stress_level": 0,
            "word_extent": [
              3,
              4
            ],
            "sound_most_like": "ah"
          },
          {
            "phone": "l",
            "stress_level": null,
            "extent": [
              42,
              54
            ],
            "quality_score": 98.5,
            "word_extent": [
              3,
              4
            ],
            "sound_most_like": "l"
          }
        ],
        "syllable_score_list": [
          {
            "phone_count": 1,
            "stress_level": 1,
            "letters": "ap",
            "quality_score": 100,
            "stress_score": 100,
            "predicted_stress_level": 2,
            "extent": [
              12,
              27
            ]
          },
          {
            "phone_count": 3,
            "stress_level": 0,
            "letters": "ple",
            "quality_score": 100,
            "stress_score": 100,
            "predicted_stress_level": 0,
            "extent": [
              27,
              54
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "ielts_score": {
      "pronunciation": 9
    },
    "pte_score": {
      "pronunciation": 90
    },
    "speechace_score": {
      "pronunciation": 100
    },
    "toeic_score": {
      "pronunciation": 200
    },
    "cefr_score": {
      "pronunciation": "C2"
    }
  },
  "version": "9.3"
}
</code></pre>

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="200: OK Success: Scoring a sentence" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```json
{
  "status": "success",
  "quota_remaining": -1,
  "text_score": {
    "text": "Some parents admire famous athletes as strong role models, so they name their children after them.",
    "word_score_list": [
      {
        "word": "Some",
        "quality_score": 99,
        "phone_score_list": [
          {
            "phone": "s",
            "stress_level": null,
            "extent": [
              9,
              27
            ],
            "quality_score": 98.66666666666667,
            "word_extent": [
              0,
              1
            ],
            "sound_most_like": "s"
          },
          {
            "phone": "ah",
            "stress_level": 1,
            "extent": [
              27,
              36
            ],
            "quality_score": 100,
            "stress_score": 100,
            "predicted_stress_level": 1,
            "word_extent": [
              1,
              2
            ],
            "sound_most_like": "ah"
          },
          {
            "phone": "m",
            "stress_level": null,
            "extent": [
              36,
              42
            ],
            "quality_score": 99.5,
            "word_extent": [
              2,
              3
            ],
            "sound_most_like": "m"
          }
        ],
        "syllable_score_list": [
          {
            "phone_count": 3,
            "stress_level": 1,
            "letters": "some",
            "quality_score": 99,
            "stress_score": 100,
            "predicted_stress_level": 1,
            "extent": [
              9,
              42
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "word": "parents",
        "quality_score": 99,
        "phone_score_list": [
          {
            "phone": "p",
            "stress_level": null,
            "extent": [
              42,
              51
            ],
            "quality_score": 100,
            "word_extent": [
              0,
              1
            ],
            "sound_most_like": "p"
          },
          {
            "phone": "eh",
            "stress_level": 1,
            "extent": [
              51,
              57
            ],
            "quality_score": 100,
            "stress_score": 100,
            "predicted_stress_level": 1,
            "word_extent": [
              1,
              2
            ],
            "sound_most_like": "eh"
          },
          {
            "phone": "r",
            "stress_level": null,
            "extent": [
              57,
              66
            ],
            "quality_score": 100,
            "word_extent": [
              2,
              3
            ],
            "sound_most_like": "r"
          },
          {
            "phone": "ah",
            "stress_level": 0,
            "extent": [
              66,
              69
            ],
            "quality_score": 100,
            "stress_score": 100,
            "predicted_stress_level": 0,
            "word_extent": [
              3,
              4
            ],
            "sound_most_like": "ah"
          },
          {
            "phone": "n",
            "stress_level": null,
            "extent": [
              69,
              75
            ],
            "quality_score": 100,
            "word_extent": [
              4,
              5
            ],
            "sound_most_like": "n"
          },
          {
            "phone": "t",
            "stress_level": null,
            "extent": [
              75,
              76
            ],
            "quality_score": 94,
            "word_extent": [
              5,
              6
            ],
            "sound_most_like": "t"
          },
          {
            "phone": "s",
            "stress_level": null,
            "extent": [
              76,
              84
            ],
            "quality_score": 99.25,
            "word_extent": [
              6,
              7
            ],
            "sound_most_like": "s"
          }
        ],
        "syllable_score_list": [
          {
            "phone_count": 2,
            "stress_level": 1,
            "letters": "pa",
            "quality_score": 100,
            "stress_score": 100,
            "predicted_stress_level": 1,
            "extent": [
              42,
              57
            ]
          },
          {
            "phone_count": 5,
            "stress_level": 0,
            "letters": "rents",
            "quality_score": 99,
            "stress_score": 100,
            "predicted_stress_level": 0,
            "extent": [
              57,
              84
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "word": "admire",
        "quality_score": 99,
        "phone_score_list": [
          {
            "phone": "ah",
            "stress_level": 0,
            "extent": [
              84,
              90
            ],
            "quality_score": 97,
            "stress_score": 100,
            "predicted_stress_level": 0,
            "word_extent": [
              0,
              1
            ],
            "sound_most_like": "ah"
          },
          {
            "phone": "d",
            "stress_level": null,
            "extent": [
              90,
              93
            ],
            "quality_score": 100,
            "word_extent": [
              1,
              2
            ],
            "sound_most_like": "d"
          },
          {
            "phone": "m",
            "stress_level": null,
            "extent": [
              93,
              102
            ],
            "quality_score": 100,
            "word_extent": [
              2,
              3
            ],
            "sound_most_like": "m"
          },
          {
            "phone": "ay",
            "stress_level": 1,
            "extent": [
              102,
              117
            ],
            "quality_score": 99.8,
            "stress_score": 100,
            "predicted_stress_level": 1,
            "word_extent": [
              3,
              4
            ],
            "sound_most_like": "ay"
          },
          {
            "phone": "er",
            "stress_level": 0,
            "extent": [
              117,
              129
            ],
            "quality_score": 99,
            "stress_score": 100,
            "predicted_stress_level": 0,
            "word_extent": [
              4,
              5
            ],
            "sound_most_like": "er"
          }
        ],
        "syllable_score_list": [
          {
            "phone_count": 2,
            "stress_level": 0,
            "letters": "ad",
            "quality_score": 98,
            "stress_score": 100,
            "predicted_stress_level": 0,
            "extent": [
              84,
              93
            ]
          },
          {
            "phone_count": 2,
            "stress_level": 1,
            "letters": "mi",
            "quality_score": 100,
            "stress_score": 100,
            "predicted_stress_level": 1,
            "extent": [
              93,
              117
            ]
          },
          {
            "phone_count": 1,
            "stress_level": 0,
            "letters": "re",
            "quality_score": 99,
            "stress_score": 100,
            "predicted_stress_level": 0,
            "extent": [
              117,
              129
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "word": "famous",
        "quality_score": 98,
        "phone_score_list": [
          {
            "phone": "f",
            "stress_level": null,
            "extent": [
              129,
              141
            ],
            "quality_score": 98.75,
            "word_extent": [
              0,
              1
            ],
            "sound_most_like": "f"
          },
          {
            "phone": "ey",
            "stress_level": 1,
            "extent": [
              141,
              150
            ],
            "quality_score": 100,
            "stress_score": 100,
            "predicted_stress_level": 1,
            "word_extent": [
              1,
              2
            ],
            "sound_most_like": "ey"
          },
          {
            "phone": "m",
            "stress_level": null,
            "extent": [
              150,
              156
            ],
            "quality_score": 100,
            "word_extent": [
              2,
              3
            ],
            "sound_most_like": "m"
          },
          {
            "phone": "ah",
            "stress_level": 0,
            "extent": [
              156,
              162
            ],
            "quality_score": 95.5,
            "stress_score": 100,
            "predicted_stress_level": 0,
            "word_extent": [
              3,
              5
            ],
            "sound_most_like": "ah"
          },
          {
            "phone": "s",
            "stress_level": null,
            "extent": [
              162,
              174
            ],
            "quality_score": 95.5,
            "word_extent": [
              5,
              6
            ],
            "sound_most_like": "s"
          }
        ],
        "syllable_score_list": [
          {
            "phone_count": 2,
            "stress_level": 1,
            "letters": "fa",
            "quality_score": 99,
            "stress_score": 100,
            "predicted_stress_level": 1,
            "extent": [
              129,
              150
            ]
          },
          {
            "phone_count": 3,
            "stress_level": 0,
            "letters": "mous",
            "quality_score": 97,
            "stress_score": 100,
            "predicted_stress_level": 0,
            "extent": [
              150,
              174
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "word": "athletes",
        "quality_score": 98,
        "phone_score_list": [
          {
            "phone": "ae",
            "stress_level": 1,
            "extent": [
              174,
              186
            ],
            "quality_score": 100,
            "stress_score": 100,
            "predicted_stress_level": 1,
            "word_extent": [
              0,
              1
            ],
            "sound_most_like": "ae"
          },
          {
            "phone": "th",
            "stress_level": null,
            "extent": [
              186,
              195
            ],
            "quality_score": 96.66666666666667,
            "word_extent": [
              1,
              3
            ],
            "sound_most_like": "th"
          },
          {
            "phone": "l",
            "stress_level": null,
            "extent": [
              195,
              204
            ],
            "quality_score": 99.66666666666667,
            "word_extent": [
              3,
              4
            ],
            "sound_most_like": "l"
          },
          {
            "phone": "iy",
            "stress_level": 2,
            "extent": [
              204,
              213
            ],
            "quality_score": 99.66666666666667,
            "stress_score": 50,
            "predicted_stress_level": 0,
            "word_extent": [
              4,
              5
            ],
            "sound_most_like": "iy"
          },
          {
            "phone": "t",
            "stress_level": null,
            "extent": [
              213,
              219
            ],
            "quality_score": 97.5,
            "word_extent": [
              5,
              6
            ],
            "sound_most_like": "t"
          },
          {
            "phone": "s",
            "stress_level": null,
            "extent": [
              219,
              225
            ],
            "quality_score": 93,
            "word_extent": [
              7,
              8
            ],
            "sound_most_like": "s"
          }
        ],
        "syllable_score_list": [
          {
            "phone_count": 2,
            "stress_level": 1,
            "letters": "ath",
            "quality_score": 98,
            "stress_score": 100,
            "predicted_stress_level": 1,
            "extent": [
              174,
              195
            ]
          },
          {
            "phone_count": 4,
            "stress_level": 2,
            "letters": "letes",
            "quality_score": 97,
            "stress_score": 50,
            "predicted_stress_level": 0,
            "extent": [
              195,
              225
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "word": "as",
        "quality_score": 100,
        "phone_score_list": [
          {
            "phone": "eh",
            "stress_level": 1,
            "extent": [
              225,
              234
            ],
            "quality_score": 99.66666666666667,
            "stress_score": 100,
            "predicted_stress_level": 1,
            "word_extent": [
              0,
              1
            ],
            "sound_most_like": "eh"
          },
          {
            "phone": "z",
            "stress_level": null,
            "extent": [
              234,
              240
            ],
            "quality_score": 100,
            "word_extent": [
              1,
              2
            ],
            "sound_most_like": "z"
          }
        ],
        "syllable_score_list": [
          {
            "phone_count": 2,
            "stress_level": 1,
            "letters": "as",
            "quality_score": 100,
            "stress_score": 100,
            "predicted_stress_level": 1,
            "extent": [
              225,
              240
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "word": "strong",
        "quality_score": 100,
        "phone_score_list": [
          {
            "phone": "s",
            "stress_level": null,
            "extent": [
              240,
              246
            ],
            "quality_score": 100,
            "word_extent": [
              0,
              1
            ],
            "sound_most_like": "s"
          },
          {
            "phone": "t",
            "stress_level": null,
            "extent": [
              246,
              252
            ],
            "quality_score": 100,
            "word_extent": [
              1,
              2
            ],
            "sound_most_like": "t"
          },
          {
            "phone": "r",
            "stress_level": null,
            "extent": [
              252,
              258
            ],
            "quality_score": 100,
            "word_extent": [
              2,
              3
            ],
            "sound_most_like": "r"
          },
          {
            "phone": "ao",
            "stress_level": 1,
            "extent": [
              258,
              267
            ],
            "quality_score": 99.33333333333333,
            "stress_score": 100,
            "predicted_stress_level": 0,
            "word_extent": [
              3,
              4
            ],
            "sound_most_like": "ao"
          },
          {
            "phone": "ng",
            "stress_level": null,
            "extent": [
              267,
              273
            ],
            "quality_score": 100,
            "word_extent": [
              4,
              6
            ],
            "sound_most_like": "ng"
          }
        ],
        "syllable_score_list": [
          {
            "phone_count": 5,
            "stress_level": 1,
            "letters": "strong",
            "quality_score": 100,
            "stress_score": 100,
            "predicted_stress_level": 0,
            "extent": [
              240,
              273
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "word": "role",
        "quality_score": 100,
        "phone_score_list": [
          {
            "phone": "r",
            "stress_level": null,
            "extent": [
              273,
              282
            ],
            "quality_score": 99.66666666666667,
            "word_extent": [
              0,
              1
            ],
            "sound_most_like": "r"
          },
          {
            "phone": "ow",
            "stress_level": 1,
            "extent": [
              282,
              291
            ],
            "quality_score": 100,
            "stress_score": 100,
            "predicted_stress_level": 1,
            "word_extent": [
              1,
              2
            ],
            "sound_most_like": "ow"
          },
          {
            "phone": "l",
            "stress_level": null,
            "extent": [
              291,
              300
            ],
            "quality_score": 100,
            "word_extent": [
              2,
              3
            ],
            "sound_most_like": "l"
          }
        ],
        "syllable_score_list": [
          {
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}
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}


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