LANGUAGES

57 languages for voice dictation

Speech Recognition Cloud dictates in 57 languages on the Free, Personal, and Professional plans — including 34 European languages. Every language is included at no extra cost. Select one in settings, or leave it on Auto-Detect and the application identifies what you are speaking.

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Free plan includes 20 minutes per month. Test your language before you buy.

Professional dictating in one of 57 supported languages on a Windows PC
57Languages total
34Europe
16Asia
3Middle East
2Africa
1Oceania

Full list of supported languages

All 57 languages below are available on the Free, Personal, and Professional plans. The Medical plan is English only.

LanguageNative nameCodeRegion
Afrikaans Afrikaans af Africa
Arabic العربية ar Middle East
Armenian Հայերեն hy Europe
Azerbaijani Azərbaycan dili az Asia
Belarusian Беларуская be Europe
Bosnian Bosanski bs Europe
Bulgarian Български bg Europe
Catalan Català ca Europe
Chinese 中文 zh Asia
Croatian Hrvatski hr Europe
Czech Čeština cs Europe
Danish Dansk da Europe
Dutch Nederlands nl Europe
English English en Global
Estonian Eesti et Europe
Finnish Suomi fi Europe
French Français fr Europe
Galician Galego gl Europe
German Deutsch de Europe
Greek Ελληνικά el Europe
Hebrew עברית he Middle East
Hindi हिन्दी hi Asia
Hungarian Magyar hu Europe
Icelandic Íslenska is Europe
Indonesian Bahasa Indonesia id Asia
Italian Italiano it Europe
Japanese 日本語 ja Asia
Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ kn Asia
Kazakh Қазақ тілі kk Asia
Korean 한국어 ko Asia
Latvian Latviešu lv Europe
Lithuanian Lietuvių lt Europe
Macedonian Македонски mk Europe
Malay Bahasa Melayu ms Asia
Maori Te Reo Māori mi Oceania
Marathi मराठी mr Asia
Nepali नेपाली ne Asia
Norwegian Norsk no Europe
Persian فارسی fa Middle East
Polish Polski pl Europe
Portuguese Português pt Europe
Romanian Română ro Europe
Russian Русский ru Europe
Serbian Српски sr Europe
Slovak Slovenčina sk Europe
Slovenian Slovenščina sl Europe
Spanish Español es Europe
Swahili Kiswahili sw Africa
Swedish Svenska sv Europe
Tagalog Tagalog tl Asia
Tamil தமிழ் ta Asia
Thai ไทย th Asia
Turkish Türkçe tr Europe
Ukrainian Українська uk Europe
Urdu اردو ur Asia
Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi Asia
Welsh Cymraeg cy Europe

Plus Auto-Detect, which identifies the spoken language automatically — useful if you switch between languages. See the settings guide for how to change it.

Dictating into a Windows application by voice

How language support works

Included on every paid plan

All 57 languages are included on Personal ($99/year) and Professional ($159/year). No language packs, no add-ons, no per-language pricing.

Auto-Detect for multilingual work

Leave the setting on Auto-Detect and the application identifies the language you are speaking. Select a single language explicitly for the best accuracy.

No voice training in any language

There are no voice profiles to build and no calibration step, in any supported language. Install and start dictating.

Works in any Windows application

Dictate at the cursor in Word, Outlook, Teams, Chrome, and web forms — in any of the supported languages.

Automatic punctuation

Punctuation and capitalisation are applied automatically across supported languages, not just English.

Custom vocabulary per language

Add names, technical terms, and jargon in whichever language you dictate in. Available on Personal plans and above.

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Language questions

How many languages does Speech Recognition Cloud support?

Speech Recognition Cloud supports 57 languages on the Free, Personal, and Professional plans. The full list is published on this page. The Medical plan is English only, because the specialised medical vocabularies are built for English clinical terminology.

Do I need a different plan or licence for another language?

No. All 57 languages are included on the Free, Personal, and Professional plans at no extra cost. You select your language in the application settings, or leave it on Auto-Detect.

Can I dictate in more than one language?

Yes. Leave the language setting on Auto-Detect and the application will identify the language you are speaking. If you work in a single language, selecting it explicitly gives the best accuracy.

Is the application interface translated into these languages?

No. The application interface is in English. The language setting controls the language you dictate in, not the language of the menus and settings.

Does the Medical plan support other languages?

No. The Medical plan is English only. Medical vocabularies covering drug names, anatomical terminology, eponyms, and procedural language are built for English clinical documentation. Clinicians who need to dictate in another language should use the Professional plan.

Does automatic punctuation work in every language?

Automatic punctuation and capitalisation are applied across the supported languages. Accuracy is strongest in the widely spoken European and Asian languages. Every plan includes a free tier, so you can test your own language before you buy.

Can I add my own words and terminology in another language?

Yes. Custom vocabulary and text replacements are available on Personal, Professional, and Medical plans, and can be maintained per language. Add names, technical terms, and jargon in whichever language you dictate in.

Related guides

More on setting up and getting the most out of dictation.

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