Date Archives: 2008

This is really the last one: Position Language Pronunciations Change 1 English 22680 = 2 German 9604 = 3 Spanish 8250...

We have recently updated the word detail page. See Barcelona pronunciation as an example. The main diferences are: - MP3 download for every pronunciation. - The same goes for sharing options. Now the embeddable pronunciations are...

We have published some information about the new features available for editors. If you would like to collaborate as an editor, read what you could do. Remember also to share your Forvo love by using these badges .

This post is not about december statistics , because we are no longer including them in the blog. Now you can find all that information in the languages page . The number of pronunciations is updated to the minute so if you are curious just...

    Position Language Pronunciations Change 1 English 14215 = 2 German 7015 +2 3 Portuguese 6689 -1...

For those who like statistics here we go again. These are currently the 10 most listened to pronunciations on Forvo: 1. Fuck 2. ดูหนังฟรี 3. Gwyneth Paltrow 4. Mierda 5. Kimi Räikkönen 6....

It seems that Chris Pirillo had a great time reviewing Forvo. See it for yourself: Maybe we should link to this video when someone asks for a video description of Forvo. Well, at least the first part. Complete post .

Well, not only language lovers but people who have joined Forvo. Once again, we have to thank your collaboration in creating the world's biggest pronunciation database . We also want to mention recent comments about Forvo: - Veryshortlist:...

Para ser nuestro idioma nativo lo tení­amos un poco olvidado, por primera vez, escribimos también en español . Esperamos tener lista la versión de Forvo en este idioma para dentro de muy poco. Aunque el proceso...

Forvo has a great coverage in this week's Startup Review . We sent it for a review and only two days later it's online. That's working fast!

Here is October's ranking: Language Pronunciations Change Position English 9609 - 1 (=) Portuguese 6434 - 2 (=) Spanish 5113...

The annual European Day of Languages will take place on Monday 26 September. With hundreds of activities taking place throughout Europe, this year's event will demonstrate the creative ways in which languages can be learned. It will be a...

For those who like numbers and figures: English : 8187 pronunciations; portuguese : 5136; spanish : 4653; german : 4342; catalan : 2749; italian : 1268; french : 1126; farsi : 796; finnish : 756; ... and we could go on until the...

Forvo is growing fast so we had to upgrade to a new server. Maybe you have noticed some interruptions or slow connections to forvo in the past weeks. We are sorry about that and we hope to give a better service at the new location.

ISO language codes don't distinguish regional or country accents, so portuguese, spanish or english have only a code. There's no separate code for brazilian portuguese, or american english. But they do exist and sometimes have little in...

We are finishing a new feature at Forvo: accents on maps. You know that Forvo supports various pronunciations for the same word, because if you are from Lisbon your Portuguese will be very different from that of a Brazilian. Until now there...