Each input word is drawn as a path through a grid of positions. Adjacent hexes require only small articulatory adjustments to reach; a slight shift of tongue, jaw, or lips. The shape of the path is relative to the articulation of the word.
The navigator lists each input word on the canvas. Click a word to select, solo a word to isolate, turn words on/off with the eye icon. Layers can be reordered, hidden, grouped, or compared all at once by soloing a word then turning on other word layers.
If the initial transcription does not match how you say a word, you can edit it. Toggle stressed and unstressed syllables, choose the intended phoneme, or use the flip arrow to flip to common alternatives. The path updates immediately.
The field panel displays every distinct sound across all input words. Hover a phoneme to see how often it appears and where it sits on the grid. Click to accumulate selected phonemes.
Per-word measurements: articulation path length, articulatory area, voicing ratio. Select a run of words to see combined stats and inter-word coarticulation. Phoneme density scores how concentrated the vocabulary is, in terms of repeated phoneme use/total phoneme use.