Welcome to Kword-read
Written and copyrighted
by David R. Kiracofe
Learn the English language phonetically
Kword-read was written to help people learning to
read, write, and speak the English language. Currently, in
standard English there are approximately 41 phonemes. We blend
these phonemes together to form words. However, when reading or
writing standard English we have approximately 77 different
spelling of these 41 phonemes. Many of the same phonemes have
multiple spellings. This occurs when the English language absorbs
words from other languages. The phonetic code of these new words
are not changed to match the phonetic code of English. This makes
it very difficult for individuals to learning the English
language. The kword-read translation of English uses one
spelling for each phoneme. Instead of learning 77 different
phonemes to decode, or sound out the English language, individuals
only need to learn 41 phonemes. We hope this will make it easier
for people to learn the English language.
It’s important to note that no attempt has been made to deal with
different dialects. The pronunciation of the phonemes in
kword-read is midwestern dialect. However, it is interesting to
look at the spelling of different dialects using kword-read
phonemes. For instance, if you’re from Boston you “pok yu ko”. If
you’re from southern United States you would greet people “hii yu
awl”. Although kword-read doesn’t translate dialects it is
possible to write in dialect using the kword-read phonemes.
Type or copy and paste text you wish to translate
into kword-read text box below. Scroll to the bottom of the
text box and click on the translate link. The translator will
display each line of text with kword-read translation immediately
underneath the standard English text. The reader can compare
standard English to the phonetic kword-read English. If the
text appears italicized, the italicized word is not in the
kword-read data base.