Question 1

What is alliteration?

Accepted Answer

Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound across two or more nearby words. Classic examples include 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers' or 'big bad wolf'. It's widely used in poetry, tongue-twisters, brand naming and copywriting.

Question 2

Does this tool check sounds or just letters?

Accepted Answer

The tool checks both. It groups words by their first letter and also applies phonetic rules for tricky pairs like C/K/Q (treated as the same sound family), silent H, and vowel-starting words. The default heuristic is letter-based for accuracy across languages.

Question 3

How many words need to repeat for it to count as alliteration?

Accepted Answer

Most style guides require at least two nearby words starting with the same sound. The tool flags any group of two or more words beginning with the same letter or sound family that appear within a configurable window (default: same line / stanza).

Question 4

Is my text kept private?

Accepted Answer

Yes. All analysis runs in your browser using JavaScript. No text is sent to any server. You can paste unpublished poems, brand ideas or private documents safely.