English text to speech, with a French accent
Five French speakers reading English, from a lively accent to a measured one. This is not French text to speech; it is English, spoken the way a French speaker speaks it.
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Hear the difference
The same English sentence, twice. Chloé is a French speaker reading English, Brittney an American - listen to the h at the start of a word, which softens away, to the th, which moves towards z, and to the stress, which lands at the end of the phrase instead of on one syllable per word.
English with a French accent
All 5 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 French-accented 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 →
When a French accent is the right choice, and when it is not
The markers are consistent and easy to hear. The h at the start of a word softens or disappears, so "here" and "ear" converge. Th moves towards z or s. The r is produced at the back of the throat rather than with the tongue tip. And the stress pattern is French: rather than one stressed syllable per word, the emphasis lands at the end of the phrase, which gives English an even, forward-moving rhythm that native speakers hear immediately.
Chloé has the stronger accent and a lively delivery - the one for a French character in a story, a game or an advert. Jean is calmer and more even, closer to narration: a French-accented voice for an audiobook or a voiceover where the accent places the speaker without dominating the line. Sylvie is poised and unhurried, made for long-form reading; Mariva is warm and energetic, the one for a conversational brand read; Marcel is casual and charming, a narrator who sounds like he is talking rather than reading.
What this is not: a voice for French text. A French script wants a French voice, and those live on the French text-to-speech page, with fifteen native speakers.
How it works
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Up to 200,000 characters, voiced part by part when the text is long. Paste English text and the app detects the language.
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Frequently asked questions
Is this the same as French text to speech?
No. This page is English text read by French speakers, so you paste English. French text to speech is French text read by French speakers, and that has its own page with fifteen native voices.
How strong is the accent?
It depends on the voice, which is why there are five. Chloé is the strongest and reads as a character voice; Jean and Sylvie are the most even and suit narration; Mariva and Marcel sit between them. Every sample is free, so the quickest answer is to play them.
Can I make the accent stronger or weaker?
Not with a setting - the accent belongs to the voice. Switching voices is the adjustment, and that is what the five cover between them.
What do people use it for?
French characters in games, animation and advertising, dubbing where the speaker is meant to be French, and language-learning material that demonstrates how a French speaker sounds in English.
How much does it cost?
The same as every voice: 110 credits per 1,000 characters on Enhanced or 160 on Premium, from a pay-as-you-go balance that starts at $5 and does not expire.
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