We've been using 11labs turbo 2.5 for a while now and are very happy with it, however pronunciation dictionaries only seem to work with version 2. can you guys give some clarity on this. Additionally, are phonetics and ssml supposed to work with turbo 2.5 english?

Hey! I can help with this. From what I’ve seen, 11Labs Turbo 2.5 currently doesn’t fully support pronunciation dictionaries they only work with v2. Phonetics and SSML, however, should work in English on Turbo 2.5, but some advanced tags might behave differently. I can help you test and set it up so it works smoothly. @Eelco

what kind of advanced tags?

Advanced SSML like (pitch/rate), (phonetics), and complex might not always work perfectly in Turbo 2.5. Basic pauses and emphasis usually do.

Based on the documentation, here's the clarification on pronunciation dictionaries and SSML support with ElevenLabs turbo v2.5: Pronunciation Dictionaries: Pronunciation dictionaries have two types of rules with different model compatibility: 1. Phoneme rules (IPA/CMU Arpabet) - only work with specific models: •

eleven_turbo_v2

•

eleven_flash_v2

1. ⚠ Phoneme rules do NOT work with

eleven_turbo_v2_5

2. Alias rules (word substitutions) - work with all ElevenLabs models, including turbo v2.5 So if you're using pronunciation dictionaries with turbo v2.5, only alias rules will be applied. If you need phoneme-based pronunciation control, you'll need to use

eleven_turbo_v2

or

eleven_flash_v2

. SSML Support: SSML parsing can be enabled for ElevenLabs voices via the

enableSsmlParsing

option. When pronunciation dictionaries are added, SSML parsing is automatically enabled. However, the level of SSML support may vary by model - this is an ElevenLabs-side limitation. Documentation references: • Pronunciation dictionaries: [https://docs.vapi.ai/assistants/pronunciation-dictionaries](https://docs.vapi.ai/assistants/pronunciation-dictionaries) • ElevenLabs voice settings: [https://docs.vapi.ai/voice-fallback-plan](https://docs.vapi.ai/voice-fallback-plan) (see ElevenLabs section) If you need full phoneme rule support, consider using

eleven_turbo_v2

which maintains good performance while supporting all pronunciation dictionary features. Let me know if you have any other questions!