Files
Kevin Lenzo 7dffccf9dc Update CMU pronunciation dictionary to latest version with deduplication
Update cmudict-en-us.dict from latest CMUdict source with proper handling
of stress marker removal and duplicate elimination.

Source: https://github.com/cmusphinx/cmudict

Changes:
- Updated from older CMUdict snapshot to current version
- Strip stress markers (0, 1, 2) from all phonemes
- Remove duplicate pronunciations created by stress normalization
- Renumber pronunciation variants sequentially after deduplication
- Strip trailing comments from dictionary entries

Statistics:
- Previous: 134,782 entries
- Current: 134,860 entries (net +78 entries)
- Removed: 306 duplicate pronunciations after stress removal
- Added: 384 new words and variants from updated CMUdict

Notable changes:
- Many words updated with improved phonetic transcriptions
- New place names and proper nouns added
- Obsolete pronunciation variants removed
- Words ending in -ism updated with correct schwa pronunciation

The new dictionary maintains full compatibility with PocketSphinx while
incorporating the latest lexical improvements from the CMUdict project.
2025-10-24 13:36:51 -04:00
..
2022-06-07 22:58:01 -04:00