We used to be able to teach Siri how to correctly pronounce the contact names, but that functionality was removed. Apple instead removed that and changed it where things could be corrected by providing phonetic spelling. This never worked for me sadly. With all the changes and improvements to Siri in iOS18, any chance we will finally be able to fix the names for our non-English contacts by telling Siri the correct way to spell things.
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correct contacts pronunciation in iOS18
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Not that this is a perfect fit, but there are tools online that allow you to phonetically write out names/words/etc. Depending on what language you are looking for, you may have success with such a tool and then entering it into the contact.
I tried that at one point, but Siri would never recognized those updated phonetic names for whatever odd reasons, so I gave up
I just tested it out on iOS 18 and it seems to work well when I create a pronunciation.I tried that at one point, but Siri would never recognized those updated phonetic names for whatever odd reasons, so I gave up
That sounds promising! One ios18 is out of beta and ready i will give it a try