Berlin Name Pronouncer
Tap any Berlin station or district name to see a simple English-style respelling, the stressed syllable, the sounds that trip tourists up, and hear it spoken in German.
A free interactive Berlin pronunciation helper: tap any station or district name for a simple English-style respelling, the stressed syllable, the tricky sounds, and hear it spoken in German.
Use this free Berlin tool to stop mangling station names. Tap a name to see how to say it, which syllable to stress, and the sounds that catch tourists out, then hear it spoken aloud in German.
What this tool does
German station and district names look intimidating, but they are far more predictable than they seem. Tap any Berlin name and this tool shows a simple English-style respelling, marks the syllable you stress, flags the sounds that trip visitors up, and speaks the name aloud in German so you can copy it.
Best use
Use it before you travel to learn the three or four names you will actually say out loud: your hotel stop, your airport station, and Alexanderplatz. Then add the districts you plan to visit, like Kreuzberg, Neukolln or Prenzlauer Berg, so you can recognise them in an announcement and ask for them with confidence.
Local guide note
The two things that unlock most names are simple: a German z is always said "ts" (Platz is "plats"), and the Berlin ending -ow is a long "oh", so Pankow is "PAN-koh", never "PAN-cow". Get those right and you instantly sound less like a first-day visitor.
Related BerlinWalk guides
Pair this with my full guide to pronouncing Berlin station names, and with the rail decoder and the German sign decoder if you want to feel at home on the U-Bahn and S-Bahn.