3 voices · Berlin · Standard High German · 48 kHz
German text to speech
Three German voices: a precise, businesslike presenter, a witty young podcast host from Berlin, and a deep Standard High German documentary narrator. Paste your script with its umlauts and ß, pick the voice that matches your register, and hear it read with natural German rhythm.
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Every German voice
Greta
Female · adult
“Guten Tag. Beginnen wir mit einem kurzen Überblick.”
Good afternoon. Let’s begin with a brief overview.
- german
- precise
- business
Lena
Female · young adult · Berlin
“Also, ehrlich gesagt, war das Konzert gestern der Hammer! Wir sind danach noch zur Spree gelaufen und haben den Sonnenaufgang geguckt.”
Honestly, the concert last night was amazing! Afterwards we walked down to the Spree and watched the sunrise.
- podcast
- casual
- witty
Lukas
Male · adult · Standard High German
“Tief im Schwarzwald, wo die Tannen dicht beieinander stehen, beginnt ein Abenteuer. Kaum jemand hätte es für möglich gehalten.”
Deep in the Black Forest, where the fir trees stand close together, an adventure begins. Hardly anyone would have thought it possible.
- documentary
- news
- authoritative
About German in Voxmint
The three German voices cover the registers most scripts need. Greta is clear and businesslike, made for overviews, onboarding and explainers. Lena is a Berliner in her mid twenties who talks like a podcast host chatting with friends: quick, relaxed and a little cheeky. Lukas speaks polished Standard High German with a deep, calm authority, like a television documentary narrator.
Decide on Sie or du before you choose a voice. Formal address suits Greta and Lukas, while Lena’s casual style comes alive with du and everyday phrases like “ehrlich gesagt” or “der Hammer”, both in her sample above. The voice carries the tone, but your wording sets it, so a formal script read by Lena still sounds formal.
Always keep ä, ö, ü and ß in your text, and never replace them with “ae”, “oe” or “ue”: the spelling changes the sound. Long compound nouns such as “Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung” are read as one word with the stress where a native speaker would put it. Abbreviations and figures are where a script most often sounds off, so write “zum Beispiel” instead of “z. B.” and “Nummer fünf” instead of “Nr. 5” whenever the written form could be read more than one way.
Punctuation controls the pacing. A comma gives a short breath and a full stop a longer pause. German allows long sentences with nested clauses and the verb at the very end, which is fine on paper but tiring to hear, so split them at natural joints. English brand names inside a German sentence can be respelled the way you want them said.
Casting comes down to audience. For a company video, Greta sounds friendly and professional while Lukas sounds serious and news-like. For social clips and younger listeners, Lena keeps it light. If you need a different speaker, such as an Austrian, Swiss or Bavarian voice, describe them in the studio and keep the take that sounds right.
Design a German voice
Describe the voice you want, for example:
A cheerful Viennese woman in her fifties with a warm, slightly husky voice and an unhurried, charming pace, like a host on an Austrian morning radio show.
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Use cases
What people make with German voices
Training and onboarding videos
Greta’s clear, businesslike delivery suits onboarding, product explainers and internal announcements for German-speaking staff and customers.
Documentary and news narration
Lukas’s deep, composed Standard High German fits documentaries, news-style summaries, museum guides and serious corporate films.
Podcasts and social video
Lena brings a relaxed Berlin tone to podcast intros, shorts, informal ads and anything aimed at listeners who would find a formal voice stiff.
E-learning and German lessons
Clear standard pronunciation gives learners reliable listening material, from vocabulary drills to full course videos.
Accessibility and script drafts
Turn articles and documents into audio, or hear a script read aloud before you book a studio session with a human narrator.
Questions
- Which German voice should I use for a business video?
- Greta for a friendly, professional tone, Lukas for a serious, authoritative one. Try your opening paragraph with both and keep the one that suits your audience.
- Do I need to type umlauts and ß?
- Yes. Keep ä, ö, ü and ß exactly as they are written, and check they survived copy and paste from your document. Replacements like “ae” or “ss” can change how a word sounds.
- Should my script use Sie or du?
- Follow your audience and brand. Sie keeps things polite and fits Greta and Lukas, while du sounds natural with Lena’s casual podcast style.
- Can it do Austrian or Swiss German?
- There are no ready-made Austrian or Swiss voices yet. You can describe one in the studio, but accents without a ready-made voice vary more between takes, so compare a few before choosing.
- How do I get numbers and abbreviations right?
- Write them out the way you want them spoken, for example “am dritten Mai” rather than 3.5., or “zum Beispiel” instead of “z. B.”. Only change the ones you actually hear read wrongly.
- Can I make my own German voice?
- Yes. Describe the voice you want in a sentence, its age, accent, mood and pace, and voice design creates it for your German script. Save the description to your library to reuse it, or pick a catalogue voice when you need exactly the same speaker every time.