diff --git a/app/components/Opinion.vue b/app/components/Opinion.vue
index 66454aa11..2190645e9 100644
--- a/app/components/Opinion.vue
+++ b/app/components/Opinion.vue
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import type { Opinion } from '#shared/opinions.ts';
 
 const props = withDefaults(defineProps<{
     word: string;
-    pronunciation?: string | null;
     opinion: string;
     link?: unknown;
     escape?: boolean;
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@ const op = computed((): (Opinion & { description: string }) | null => {
         </Tooltip>
         <nuxt-link v-if="link" :to="link" :class="`colour-${op.colour || 'default'}`"><Spelling :escape="escape" :text="word" /></nuxt-link>
         <Spelling v-else :escape="escape" :markdown="markdown" :text="word" class="d-inline-block" />
-        <Pronunciation v-if="pronunciation" :pronunciation="pronunciation" text />
+        <slot></slot>
     </span>
 </template>
 
diff --git a/app/components/Profile.vue b/app/components/Profile.vue
index f7910274f..3ace9cdfe 100644
--- a/app/components/Profile.vue
+++ b/app/components/Profile.vue
@@ -186,10 +186,16 @@ const usedOpinions = computed(() => {
                                 :opinion="s.el.opinion"
                                 :escape="false"
                                 :markdown="profile.markdown"
-                                :pronunciation="s.el.pronunciation"
                                 :link="config.locale === 'tok' && config.pronouns.enabled ? `${config.pronouns.prefix}/${s.el.value}` : null"
                                 :custom-opinions="profile.opinions"
-                            />
+                            >
+                                <Pronunciation
+                                    v-if="s.el.pronunciation"
+                                    :pronunciation="s.el.pronunciation"
+                                    text
+                                    :voices="s.el.voice !== null ? [s.el.voice] : []"
+                                />
+                            </Opinion>
                         </template>
                     </ExpandableList>
                 </div>
diff --git a/app/components/Pronunciation.vue b/app/components/Pronunciation.vue
index 043d3d528..0857c8b59 100644
--- a/app/components/Pronunciation.vue
+++ b/app/components/Pronunciation.vue
@@ -2,18 +2,19 @@
 import type { VoiceKey } from '#shared/pronunciation/voices.ts';
 import useConfig from '~/composables/useConfig.ts';
 
-defineProps<{
+withDefaults(defineProps<{
     pronunciation: string;
     text?: boolean;
-}>();
+    voices?: VoiceKey[];
+}>(), {
+    voices: () => {
+        const config = useConfig();
 
-const config = useConfig();
-
-const voices = computed((): VoiceKey[] => {
-    if (!config.pronunciation?.enabled) {
-        return [];
-    }
-    return config.pronunciation.voices;
+        if (!config.pronunciation?.enabled) {
+            return [];
+        }
+        return config.pronunciation.voices;
+    },
 });
 </script>
 
diff --git a/app/components/PronunciationInput.vue b/app/components/PronunciationInput.vue
index aebfb07d4..4cc930c47 100644
--- a/app/components/PronunciationInput.vue
+++ b/app/components/PronunciationInput.vue
@@ -1,16 +1,18 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import { escapePronunciationString, unescapePronunciationString } from '#shared/helpers.ts';
+import { voices } from '#shared/pronunciation/voices.ts';
 import type { VoiceKey } from '#shared/pronunciation/voices.ts';
 import useConfig from '~/composables/useConfig.ts';
 
-const modelValue = defineModel<string | null>({ required: true });
+const pronounciationModelValue = defineModel<string | null>('pronounciation', { required: true });
+const voiceModelValue = defineModel<VoiceKey | null>('voice', { required: true });
 
 const config = useConfig();
 
 const rawPronunciation = computed({
     get(): string {
-        if (modelValue.value) {
-            const phonemes = modelValue.value.substring(1, modelValue.value.length - 1);
+        if (pronounciationModelValue.value) {
+            const phonemes = pronounciationModelValue.value.substring(1, pronounciationModelValue.value.length - 1);
             return unescapePronunciationString(phonemes);
         } else {
             return '';
@@ -24,20 +26,33 @@ const rawPronunciation = computed({
             pronunciation = null;
         }
 
-        modelValue.value = pronunciation;
+        pronounciationModelValue.value = pronunciation;
     },
 });
 
-const voices = computed((): VoiceKey[] => {
-    if (!config.pronunciation?.enabled) {
-        return [];
+watch(pronounciationModelValue, (value, oldValue) => {
+    if (oldValue !== null) {
+        return;
     }
-    return config.pronunciation.voices;
+    // reset voice to default voice
+    if (!config.pronunciation?.enabled) {
+        voiceModelValue.value = 'gb';
+    } else {
+        voiceModelValue.value = config.pronunciation.voices[0];
+    }
+});
+
+const sortedVoices = computed(() => {
+    const voicesOfLocale = config.pronunciation?.enabled ? config.pronunciation.voices : [];
+
+    return (Object.keys(voices) as VoiceKey[]).toSorted((a, b) => {
+        return (voicesOfLocale.includes(b) ? 1 : 0) - (voicesOfLocale.includes(a) ? 1 : 0);
+    });
 });
 </script>
 
 <template>
-    <div class="input-group input-group-sm w-auto">
+    <div class="input-group input-group-sm w-50">
         <span class="input-group-text">/</span>
         <input
             v-model="rawPronunciation"
@@ -46,12 +61,28 @@ const voices = computed((): VoiceKey[] => {
             maxlength="255"
         >
         <span class="input-group-text">/</span>
-        <PronunciationSpeaker
-            v-for="voice in voices"
-            :key="voice"
-            class="btn btn-sm rounded-start-0 btn-outline-secondary"
-            :pronunciation="modelValue"
-            :voice="voice"
-        />
+        <template v-if="pronounciationModelValue !== null">
+            <select
+                v-model="voiceModelValue"
+                class="form-control"
+                :class="voiceModelValue === null ? 'text-muted' : ''"
+            >
+                <option :value="null">
+                    <T>profile.pronunciation.voice.without</T>
+                </option>
+                <option v-for="voice of sortedVoices" :key="voice" :value="voice">
+                    {{ voice.toUpperCase() }}
+                </option>
+            </select>
+            <PronunciationSpeaker
+                v-if="voiceModelValue !== null"
+                class="btn btn-sm rounded-start-0 btn-outline-secondary"
+                :pronunciation="pronounciationModelValue"
+                :voice="voiceModelValue"
+            />
+            <button v-else class="btn btn-sm rounded-start-0 btn-outline-secondary" type="button" disabled>
+                <Icon v="volume-slash" />
+            </button>
+        </template>
     </div>
 </template>
diff --git a/app/pages/profile/editor.vue b/app/pages/profile/editor.vue
index 424ed40c5..cf6156f13 100644
--- a/app/pages/profile/editor.vue
+++ b/app/pages/profile/editor.vue
@@ -465,13 +465,16 @@ const propagateChanged = (field: string, checked: boolean): void => {
                         </p>
                         <OpinionListInput
                             v-model="formData.names"
-                            :prototype="{ value: '', opinion: 'meh', pronunciation: null }"
+                            :prototype="{ value: '', opinion: 'meh', pronunciation: null, voice: null }"
                             :custom-opinions="formData.opinions"
                             :maxitems="128"
                             :maxlength="config.profile.longNames ? 255 : 32"
                         >
                             <template #additional="s">
-                                <PronunciationInput v-model="s.val.pronunciation" />
+                                <PronunciationInput
+                                    v-model:pronounciation="s.val.pronunciation"
+                                    v-model:voice="s.val.voice"
+                                />
                             </template>
                         </OpinionListInput>
                         <InlineMarkdownInstructions v-model="formData.markdown" />
diff --git a/locale/_base/translations.suml b/locale/_base/translations.suml
index e0e72629c..764621469 100644
--- a/locale/_base/translations.suml
+++ b/locale/_base/translations.suml
@@ -728,6 +728,8 @@ profile:
     names: 'Names'
     pronunciation:
         ipa: 'Pronunciation using IPA'
+        voice:
+            without: '(without voice)'
     pronouns: 'Pronouns'
     pronounsInfo: >
         You can enter a <strong>pronoun</strong> (eg. “they” or “she/her”)
diff --git a/locale/de/config.suml b/locale/de/config.suml
index 2d7dcc294..aa2738d73 100644
--- a/locale/de/config.suml
+++ b/locale/de/config.suml
@@ -488,11 +488,7 @@ pronouns:
 
 pronunciation:
     enabled: true
-    voices:
-        DE:
-            language: 'de-DE'
-            voice: 'Vicki'
-            engine: 'standard'
+    voices: ['de']
 
 sources:
     enabled: true
diff --git a/locale/de/translations.suml b/locale/de/translations.suml
index 035f1f44a..cb06c3ee6 100644
--- a/locale/de/translations.suml
+++ b/locale/de/translations.suml
@@ -844,6 +844,8 @@ profile:
     names: 'Namen'
     pronunciation:
         ipa: 'Aussprache in IPA'
+        voice:
+            without: '(ohne Sprachausgabe)'
     pronouns: 'Pronomen'
     pronounsInfo: >
         Du kannst entweder ein <strong>Pronomen</strong> (z.B. „sier“ oder „sie/ihr“) oder einen <strong>Link</strong> (z.B. „https://pronomen.net/dey“)
diff --git a/locale/en/translations.suml b/locale/en/translations.suml
index a19b88cf6..00bc218a8 100644
--- a/locale/en/translations.suml
+++ b/locale/en/translations.suml
@@ -944,6 +944,8 @@ profile:
     names: 'Names'
     pronunciation:
         ipa: 'Pronunciation using IPA'
+        voice:
+            without: '(without voice)'
     pronouns: 'Pronouns'
     pronounsInfo: >
         You can enter a <strong>pronoun</strong> (eg. “they” or “she/her”)
diff --git a/migrations/095-profile-pronunciation-voice.sql b/migrations/095-profile-pronunciation-voice.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2a358f545
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/095-profile-pronunciation-voice.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+-- Up
+
+update profiles
+set names = (select json_group_array(case
+                                         when json_type(names.value, '$.pronunciation') is 'text'
+                                             then json_set(names.value, '$.voice',
+                                                           case
+                                                               when locale in ('en', 'eo', 'fo', 'hu', 'tok', 'ua', 'vi')
+                                                                   then 'gb'
+                                                               when locale = 'et' then 'fi'
+                                                               when locale = 'lad' then 'es'
+                                                               when locale = 'nn' then 'nb'
+                                                               when locale = 'sv' then 'se'
+                                                               when locale = 'zh' then 'cn'
+                                                               else locale end)
+                                         else json(names.value) end)
+             from json_each(profiles.names) as names)
+where 1 = 1;
+
+-- Down
diff --git a/server/express/profile.ts b/server/express/profile.ts
index 69e6da914..70cb0cd07 100644
--- a/server/express/profile.ts
+++ b/server/express/profile.ts
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ const fetchProfiles = async (
             opinions: propv('opinions', () => JSON.parse(profile.opinions)),
             names: propv('names', () => {
                 return JSON.parse(profile.names).map((name: ValueOpinion) => {
-                    return { pronunciation: null, ...name };
+                    return { pronunciation: null, voice: null, ...name };
                 });
             }),
             pronouns: propv('pronouns', () => JSON.parse(profile.pronouns)),
diff --git a/server/index.ts b/server/index.ts
index 7d64226e6..3c1c77c55 100644
--- a/server/index.ts
+++ b/server/index.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import grantOverridesRoute from './express/grantOverrides.ts';
 import imagesRoute from './express/images.ts';
 import mfaRoute from './express/mfa.ts';
 import profileRoute from './express/profile.ts';
-import pronounceRoute from './express/pronounce.ts';
 import sentryRoute from './express/sentry.ts';
 import subscriptionRoute from './express/subscription.ts';
 import translationsRoute from './express/translations.ts';
@@ -148,7 +147,6 @@ router.use(userRoute);
 router.use(profileRoute);
 router.use(adminRoute);
 router.use(mfaRoute);
-router.use(pronounceRoute);
 router.use(censusRoute);
 router.use(imagesRoute);
 router.use(calendarRoute);
diff --git a/shared/profile.ts b/shared/profile.ts
index 2e3e58a0f..afb30d396 100644
--- a/shared/profile.ts
+++ b/shared/profile.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import type { CustomEvent } from './calendar/helpers.ts';
 import type { Opinion } from './opinions.ts';
 import type { User } from './user.ts';
 
+import type { VoiceKey } from '#shared/pronunciation/voices.ts';
 import type { LocaleCode } from '~~/locale/locales.ts';
 
 export interface UserWithProfiles {
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ export interface ValueOpinion {
 
 export interface NameOpinion extends ValueOpinion {
     pronunciation: string;
+    voice: VoiceKey | null;
 }
 
 export interface Timezone {