English text to speech with the accent you want
Seventy-nine English voices across thirteen accents - American, British, Australian, Canadian, Indian, Irish, Scottish, South African, New Zealand, and English spoken with a German, French, Italian or Japanese accent. Pick the one your audience expects, hear it free, pay per character.
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Hear the two accents
The same English sentence, twice. Brittney is American - bright, rhotic, social-media pace. Allison is British - rounded vowels, softer r, narration pace. Most tools decide this for you; here it is a choice.
American English voices (US accent)
British English voices (UK accent)
More about British English text to speech →
All 79 run on the ElevenLabs tiers: Enhanced at 110 credits / 1,000 characters (≈ $0.23 per minute of speech) and Premium at 160 (≈ $0.33) for the most natural result. The Standard tier reads English too at 50 credits, and for most languages it has native voices of its own. Every clip downloads as MP3. Browse the voice library →
More English accents
One sample each. Every accent has its own page with the full set of voices.
Why a native English voice matters
Accent is a targeting decision, not a detail. American English dominates social platforms and product demos; British English carries authority in narration, education and luxury branding - the reason UK voices front so many documentaries and audiobooks. The vowels differ (dance, bath), the r after vowels appears or disappears, and dates, spelling and stress patterns follow the accent you pick.
The American thirteen: Brittney, bright and made for short-form video; Hope, clear and friendly for explainers; Jessica, a chatty conversational voice with more age in it; Mark, conversational and podcast-ready; Jamal, young and relaxed, the single most-used voice in the library; Jon, a warm, grounded storyteller; Zara, warm and confident, made for creators; Jessa, easygoing and off-the-cuff; Arabella, an emotive narrator for fiction and wellness; Peter, a credible, resolute narrator; James, a husky bass for audiobooks; Alex, upbeat and made for YouTube and shorts; Spuds, a Southern grandpa with a storyteller's timing. The British eight: Allison, a warm audiobook narrator; Amelia, enthusiastic and expressive; Christopher, a documentary baritone; Frederick, crisp RP for formal content; Samara, smooth and elegant; Ana Rita, a young book narrator; Adam, a velvety late-night baritone; Bradford, an expressive storyteller. Beyond these two, eleven more accents have voices here - 79 native English voices in all on Enhanced and Premium, plus six universal ones. The Standard tier adds sixty-three native English voices of its own (thirty-two American, seventeen British, fourteen across other accents), so English has the deepest roster in Speecho.
How it works
Watch the full tutorial on YouTube
Paste your text
Up to 200,000 characters, voiced part by part when the text is long. Paste English text and the app detects the language.
Pick a voice
Every voice has a free sample in its own language - audition before spending a credit.
Play & download
Ready in seconds. Listen in the browser or download the MP3; clips stay in your history for 90 days.
Frequently asked questions
Which English accents can I choose?
Thirteen: American and British, whose voices are listed in full above, plus Australian, Canadian, Indian, Irish, Scottish, South African and New Zealand, and four accents of English spoken by German, French, Italian and Japanese speakers. Each has its own page with the full set of voices and a free sample of every one.
Which accent should I pick for YouTube or TikTok?
American, in most niches - it is the accent short-form audiences hear most, and Brittney and Jamal in particular are tuned for that pace. For history, science or luxury content, British narration often tests better; try Christopher or Allison.
Do the voices handle British vs American spelling?
Both spellings are read correctly by every voice - colour and color come out the same. What changes with the voice is pronunciation: schedule, vitamin, and aluminium all follow the accent of the voice you picked.
Are there Australian or Indian English voices?
Yes - six Australian and seven Indian English voices, plus seven Irish, five Scottish, five Canadian, five South African and five New Zealand. Each accent has its own page with a free sample of every voice. The Standard tier adds five Australian and six Indian native voices of its own.
How much does English text to speech cost?
Native English voices exist on every tier. Standard has sixty-three of its own at 50 credits per 1,000 characters - thirty-two American, seventeen British, the rest Australian, Indian and other accents. The 79 accent voices on this page run on Enhanced at 110 or Premium at 160. A 1,000-character passage is roughly one minute of speech - about $0.10 on Standard or $0.23 on Enhanced at the $5 pack rate.
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