How do I hear audio pronunciations in Android?

Where is the Audio Pronunciation?

When you search for a word within the app, you’ll be taken to the word’s Dictionary (or Thesaurus) entry. When on a word’s dictionary or thesaurus entry, we list a pronunciation feature that allows you to hear how a word is pronounced; you can listen to pronunciations when online.

Tap the “Speaker” icon to listen to the audio pronunciation.

The Speaker icon is located on the lower right-corner of the main blue or orange banner, where the word itself is listed.

Can't Hear the Sound/Audio?

In this case, there may be a few things to check, to ensure your device is set up to allow our audio pronunciations.

Please ensure you've updated the app to the latest version available in the Play Store.
If you've set your device to disallow the Dictionary.com app to have sound, via your device "Settings" or through the first notification prompt it sends, you won't hear the pronunciation. Set the permissions to grant the Dictionary.com's app use of your device's audio.
Additionally, please check that the volume on your device is turned up. Once you have your volume settings up, try opening the app, searching a word, and tapping the Speaker icon again. You may get a message encouraging to check your volume and sound settings

Speaker icon missing?

When online, the Speaker icon will appear on words where we have an audio pronunciation available. If you come across a word that doesn't have the speaker icon, when online, that means we don't yet have an audio pronunciation available for that term.
The Speaker icon is only listed across entries when your device is online and you have the Offline Dictionary turned off. Pronunciations are not available offline/when you have the Offline Dictionary switched on. Instructions for turning the Offline Dictionary on or off, can be found here.

Note: As an American English Dictionary, we have American pronunciations. We don't currently offer other pronunciations, such as British English. See our recommendations for British English: Is there a way to see and hear words in British English?