Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Initialisms

We recommend the following inputs to get your desired output.

• Abbreviations
• Acronyms and Initialisms

Abbreviations

Rime will correctly pronounce most common abbreviations automatically.

Desired Output	Input
Doctor Smith	Dr. Smith
For example	e.g.
Road	rd.
Saint John	St. John

Acronyms and Initialisms

Acronyms are pronounced as a single word, for example, NASA is pronounced as “Nasa”. Initialisms are pronounced as a series of letters, for example DNA is pronounced as “D N A”.

By default Rime will pronounce a series of capital letters as acronyms, i.e. as a single word. However, for many common initialisms, e.g. DNA, ID, USA, FBI, CIA, etc., Rime will automatically pronounce them correctly as a series of letters.

That being said, to ensure that initialisms are pronounced correctly as a series of letters, the best practice is to use lower case and put a period and space after each letter.

Desired Output	Input
Nasa	NASA
D N A	DNA
D N A	d. n. a.
UPS	u. p. s.
GPA	g. p. a.

Note: You can also specify a custom pronunciation for any acronym or initialism, using Rime’s custom pronunciations feature.