Multilingual Voice Dictation: Tips for Non-English Speakers

Whisper was trained on multilingual data and supports 99 languages. Here's how to get the best results in your native language.

Best Supported Languages

Languages with the highest accuracy:

• English, Spanish, French, German, Italian
• Portuguese, Dutch, Polish, Russian
• Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Mandarin)
• Arabic, Hindi, Turkish

Tips for Better Accuracy

• Use Medium+ models: Larger models handle non-English better
• Set language explicitly: Don't rely on auto-detection
• Speak clearly: Avoid mixing languages mid-sentence
• Add vocabulary: Include common terms from your language

Code-Switching

If you naturally switch between languages, Whisper handles this reasonably well. For best results, try to keep switches at sentence boundaries.

Accented English

Whisper handles accented English better than most alternatives. It was trained on diverse English accents including Indian, British, Australian, and various regional American accents.