LanguageGuessr
Hear ten seconds of someone speaking and pin where the language is spoken.
Every day: Five audio clips a day, the same for everyone: hear ten seconds of someone speaking and pin where on Earth the language is spoken. New puzzle: Midnight (the site says the daily lasts until midnight; the time zone is not stated).
LanguageGuessr calls itself GeoGuessr for languages. In the daily challenge you hear five short recordings of real speakers, with no subtitles, and place a pin where you think each language is spoken. Near misses still score, and each round ends by naming the language and what gave it away.
About LanguageGuessr
LanguageGuessr plays real recordings of people speaking their own language, about ten seconds each, with nothing on screen to help. Your answer is a pin on the world map: the closer it lands to where the language is spoken, the more you score, so a guess in the right family of languages usually lands in the right neighbourhood.
The daily challenge has five rounds, the same five clips for everybody until midnight, and finishes with a shareable result. After each round the game names the language, shows where it is spoken and points out the clue you missed. The pool holds more than 150 languages, from Mandarin and Spanish to regional and endangered ones such as Manx and Sorbian.
Outside the daily there is a campaign of nine regional stages with medals for streaks, multiplayer rooms where everyone hears the same clip at once, a Survival mode with three lives, and a free Explore mode. A free account tracks which languages you keep getting wrong. It suits players of Langle and Lingule who want to listen rather than read.
How to play LanguageGuessr
- Open languageguessr.io/daily and start today's challenge.
- Tap to hear the ten-second clip.
- Place a pin where you think the language is spoken.
- See the answer, where it is spoken and what gave it away.
- Play all five rounds and share your result.
Tips
- Listen for sound features: tones point to East and Southeast Asia, click consonants to southern Africa.
- If unsure between two neighbours, pin between them: near misses still score.
- Use Explore mode to get used to languages you rarely hear.
Questions
How many rounds are in the daily?
Five, the same clips for everyone until midnight.
Are the recordings real?
Yes, real speakers rather than synthesised audio or actors.
Do I need an account?
No. A free account only tracks your results per language.
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