SayItVid Chrome Extension: Instant English Pronunciation, Phonetic IPA & Video Clips on Any Webpage

Studies in cognitive load show that every time you leave your active reading tab to look up a definition or pronunciation, your brain undergoes a context switch that takes up to 20 seconds to recover from. Most learners either skip difficult words entirely—missing critical nuances—or spend excessive time tabbing between dictionaries.

The SayItVid extension removes this friction entirely: highlight any word, and an elegant pronunciation card appears in place without losing your reading position.

The extension adapts to your preferred reading style with two distinct lookup methods:

1. 1The Instant Selection Bubble: Highlight any word with your mouse, and a subtle red SayItVid icon floats gently above your cursor. Click it to reveal the pronunciation card immediately.
2. 2Right-Click Context Menu: If you prefer reading uninterrupted without floating UI icons, right-click any highlighted word and choose SayItVid Pronunciation.

You can toggle either method on or off at any time in the extension options.

Standard English spelling is notoriously non-phonetic. Seeing a word written rarely tells you which vowel sound to use or where primary stress falls.

The SayItVid card provides:

• International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA): Clear transcriptions using standard IPA symbols so you know whether a vowel is a diphthong, long vowel, or neutral schwa ⁄ə⁄.
• Syllable Stress Formatting: Syllable boundaries are clearly delimited with dots, and primary stress is emphasized in bold red (for example: op · por · TU · ni · ty), preventing the common trap of stressing the wrong syllable.

Pronunciation is not monolithic—words sound significantly different across major English-speaking territories. Inside the extension popup:

• Click the US button to hear authentic General American pronunciation.
• Click the UK button to hear British Received Pronunciation (RP).
• Click the AUS button to hear Australian English phonetics.

All three audio recordings play instantly through high-quality cached native voice samples.

Isolated dictionary audio is helpful, but true mastery requires hearing words spoken in authentic, rapid conversation by diverse native speakers.

Every pronunciation card includes a red Watch on SayItVid button. Clicking it instantly opens SayItVid in a background tab, cueing up hundreds of real YouTube moments where native speakers articulate that exact word in context with highlighted subtitles.

You do not have to be reading an article to look up words. Click the SayItVid icon in your Chrome extensions bar (or press Alt+S / Option+S) to summon the quick-search palette. Type any English word and press Enter to instantly inspect its IPA, syllable stress, definitions, and audio accents.

We believe learning tools should be completely transparent and respectful of your privacy:

• Zero Tracking: The extension only queries our API when you explicitly trigger a lookup on a word. We never track your browsing history, page content, or keystrokes.
• Shadow DOM Isolation: The UI is rendered within an isolated Shadow DOM so it never alters or clashes with the styles of the sites you read.
• Configurable Shortcuts: Customize your preferred hotkeys and default accent preferences directly in the extension options.