To provide a character information-speech converting method in which kinds of speeches to be output are determined according to contents of a document to be read aloud.

The character information-speech converting method consists of: inputting character data 7 as electronic data; extracting a character string in unique representation from the character data 7; integrating predetermined points by kinds of speeches corresponding to the unique representation as to the character data 7; and outputting integrated point data 10 by kinds of speeches. Further, the character information-speech converting method voices and outputs the character data 7 with a speech of a kind corresponding to the highest points. Points are set to be higher for unique representation more characteristic of the kind of the speech.