Speakable Schema
Schema.org property marking the parts of a page suitable for voice playback.
Full definition
Speakable is a schema.org property (technically a SpeakableSpecification on Article or WebPage) that uses CSS selectors or XPaths to mark which parts of a page voice assistants should read aloud. Currently in beta but increasingly respected by AI engines.
Speakable schema helps your content surface in voice answers and signals AEO-ready intent to AI engines. Easy to add — high upside, no downside.
Example
"speakable": { "@type": "SpeakableSpecification", "cssSelector": ["h1", "article p"] }Related terms
Search queries spoken to voice assistants (Siri, Alexa, Google Assistant) instead of typed.
Structured data (usually JSON-LD) that describes a page's content in a machine-readable way.
Answer Engine Optimization — optimizing for direct-answer surfaces like AI assistants and voice search.
Put it into practice
Run a free OptimAIze scan to see how your site handles Speakable Schema and the rest of the GEO checklist.
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Is Speakable Schema the same as SEO?
No. Speakable Schema is one piece of the broader GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) program that sits on top of classical SEO. The two work together — classical SEO gets you crawled and indexed; Speakable Schema is part of what gets you cited by AI engines.
Do I need a tool to implement Speakable Schema?
For most teams, a free scanner like OptimAIze is enough to identify what's missing. Implementation is usually a copy-paste of generated markup or a small code change — no specialist tool required.