Free Swedish transcription holds up to a short clip test. Published tests of others give a large-v3 word error rate of 7.88 for Swedish, the model Potok uses. Pick a clip with long compound words and a few numbers, then read the result against the audio.
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Key facts
- The 7.88 is another group's benchmark figure, not a measurement made on our side.
- Swedish joins words into long compounds, so a split in the wrong place is an error you can see.
- Three vowels with rings and dots, the a with a ring, a with two dots and o with two dots, are easy to lose in some text tools.
- Spoken Swedish varies by region, and the sample should reflect yours.
What a transcript looks like
[00:00] Speaker 1: Låt oss börja mötet. Först går vi igenom förra veckans resultat, sedan planerar vi nästa steg.Meaning in English: Let's start the meeting. First, we'll review last week's results, then plan the next steps.
Written by us to show the script and the layout of a transcript. It is not the output of the recognition engine.
Published quality
| Language | Verdict | Published result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swedish (Svenska) | Recommended | word error rate 7.88% (large-v3, FLEURS) Canary-1B-v2 paper | Published tests show a low error rate for this language. |
These numbers come from published tests by other people, not from tests by Potok. Your own audio, with its noise, accents and microphone, will differ.
How to do it
- Find compound-heavy speech. Choose a clip that uses long, joined words, such as in a work meeting or a news piece.
- Open the bot. Open @potok_now_bot in Telegram and send the clip as a voice message, an audio file or a video.
- Look at compounds. Check whether long words are kept whole or split into parts.
- Check the three vowels. Make sure none were swapped for a plain a or o.
- Export and archive. Save TXT, DOCX, PDF, SRT or VTT. A full recording can be up to 2 GB.
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Where it works | Telegram bot @potok_now_bot; large files go through the bot's mini app |
| File size | Up to 2 GB |
| Export | TXT, MD, DOCX, PDF, SRT, VTT |
| Speakers and time | Speaker labels and timestamps can be switched on |
| Languages | About 30 languages with good published results; a few more with warnings |
| Translation | The transcript is not translated into another language |
| Dictation | A separate Potok desktop app lets you dictate text into any program; it recognises Russian speech |
Common mistakes
| Mistake | What happens | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| Accepting split compounds | They change the reading and trip up search. | Join them in your proofread. |
| Viewing text in a tool that drops special letters | The error is in the viewer, not the transcript. | Open the export in a word processor. |
| Testing only formal speech | Everyday talk uses clipped forms. | Add a casual sample. |
| Not checking numbers | Swedish numbers are long when spoken. | Compare each figure to the audio. |
More
See the full list of languages, the tools and the glossary.
Frequently asked questions
How good is Swedish in published tests?
The published large-v3 word error rate is 7.88.
Is that from your own tests?
No. It comes from published tests of others.
Do dialects matter?
Yes, regional speech can score differently, so test with the voice you need.
Can the text come back in English?
No. The transcript stays in the language of the recording.
Is there a file size limit?
Files up to 2 GB are accepted, with an Upload button for large ones.
Sources
Each source was opened by hand on the date shown. Pages change, so open the source if a detail matters to you.
- Word error rate (Wikipedia), Wikipedia · checked
- FLEURS speech dataset (Google, Hugging Face), Hugging Face · checked
- Canary-1B-v2 paper, Table 11 (Whisper large-v3 on FLEURS) · checked
Try it on your own recording
Send your voice message, audio or video to @potok_now_bot on Telegram and the text comes back in the chat.
Open @potok_now_bot in Telegram