TTS
2 synonyms and 2 antonyms for TTS, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Abbreviation — Text to speech: technology that converts written text into spoken audio, used in screen readers, satnavs, voice assistants and video narration.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
speech synthesis
voice synthesis
Antonyms
speech to text
STT
How to use TTS
The word patterns that sound natural to a native speaker.
TTS voice
TTS engine
AI TTS
fits TTS
Technical shorthand, common in software, accessibility and content-creation contexts. Capitalised in all senses.
Etymology
An initialism of text to speech.
Full origin of TTS →Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between TTS and STT?
They run in opposite directions. TTS (text to speech) turns written words into audio; STT (speech to text), also called ASR or speech recognition, turns spoken audio into written words. Dictation is STT; a screen reader is TTS.
What does TTS mean in shoe reviews?
"True to size" — the item fits as the label says, so you should buy your normal size. Reviewers contrast it with "runs small" or "runs large", and often add half-size advice such as "TTS but narrow".
Is AI voice the same as TTS?
AI voice is modern TTS. The term TTS covers everything from the flat robotic voices of older systems to today's neural models that clone a specific speaker, so the underlying task is identical even though the quality is not.
