| 1 | Title of the Article | AI-Powered Pronunciation Mistake Detection Using Gemini 1.5 Flash: A Training-Free Approach |
| 2 | Author's name | Supritha P O: Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Institute of Technology, Ujire, Karnataka, India |
| 3 | Author's name | Omkar Mahale, Shalya Gaonkar, Shetty Aditya Udaya, Sooraj Devadiga |
| 4 | Subject | Computer Science |
| 5 | Keyword(s) | Pronunciation Error Detection; Gemini 1.5 Flash; Speech Processing; Multimodal Llms; Prompt Engineering; Phoneme Analysis; Real-Time Pronunciation Feedback; Ai-Assisted Learning |
| 6 | Abstract | Pronunciation accuracy is a fundamental factor in effective language learning; however, many existing systems face difficulties in delivering real-time error analysis without relying on computationally intensive acoustic model training. This paper introduces an AI-driven pronunciation mistake detection system developed using Google Gemini 1.5 Flash, a low-latency multimodal large language model capable of directly processing spoken input. Unlike conventional approaches based on MFCC features or task-specific deep learning pipelines, the proposed system employs prompt-guided reasoning combined with algorithmic scoring methods to detect pronunciation errors at the word, phoneme, and prosodic levels. Learner speech is transmitted to the Gemini API, which generates a structured pronunciation analysis that includes phoneme-level interpretations and word-level discrepancies. These outputs are further processed by a custom scoring framework to evaluate pronunciation quality and produce clear, actionable feedback. Experimental evaluation using diverse English utterances demonstrates the system’s effectiveness in identifying vowel–consonant substitutions, omitted syllables, and stress-related errors. The findings underscore the potential of LLM-based audio reasoning as a lightweight, scalable, and real-time solution for automated pronunciation assessment. |
| 7 | Publisher | Innovative Research Publication |
| 8 | Journal Name; vol., no. | International Journal of Innovative Research in Computer Science & Technology (IJIRCST); Volume-14 Issue-1 |
| 9 | Publication Date | January 2026 |
| 10 | Type | Peer-reviewed Article |
| 11 | Format | |
| 12 | Uniform Resource Identifier | https://ijircst.org/view_abstract.php?title=AI-Powered-Pronunciation-Mistake-Detection-Using-Gemini-1.5-Flash:-A-Training-Free-Approach&year=2026&vol=14&primary=QVJULTE0Mzg= |
| 13 | Digital Object Identifier(DOI) | 10.55524/ijircst.2026.14.1.10 https://doi.org/10.55524/ijircst.2026.14.1.10 |
| 14 | Language | English |
| 15 | Page No | 79-88 |