Danish speech to text in Potok is a recommended language. Published tests of the large-v3 model report a word error rate of 12.57 for Danish, from a single paper, not from our own measurement. Send the audio to the Telegram bot and expect a text in Danish.
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Key facts
- Only one source reported Danish, so it is a single reading rather than a consensus.
- Danish ends its alphabet with three extra vowel letters, and names that contain them are worth checking.
- 12.57 means about one word in eight may differ from a human reference.
- Speaker labels are numbers.
What a transcript looks like
[00:00] Speaker 1: Lad os begynde mødet. Først gennemgår vi sidste uges resultater, og derefter planlægger vi de næste skridt.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danish (Dansk) | Recommended | word error rate 12.57% (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
- Choose the clip. Pick the part with your main speaker and moderate noise.
- Open the bot. Go to @potok_now_bot and send voice, audio or video.
- Compare. Read the first minutes and mark any wrong words.
- Large recording. Use Upload for files up to 2 GB.
- Export. TXT and DOCX for text, SRT and VTT for subtitles.
- Keep the source audio. Store the original beside the transcript so you can replay doubtful lines.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Taking one paper as the whole truth | Other tests could differ. | State that it is one published result. |
| Skipping the special letters | Names may be spelled with the wrong vowel. | Check them manually. |
| Recording on a laptop mic across a table | Distance raises errors. | Move closer. |
| Expecting the text in English | The bot does not translate. | Translate it as a separate task. |
| Assuming a clear radio voice and a mumbled call score the same | The single published figure does not describe casual speech. | Sample the kind of audio you actually have. |
More
See the full list of languages, the tools and the glossary.
Frequently asked questions
Is Danish recommended?
Yes, with a published word error rate of 12.57 for large-v3.
Why only one source?
We found only one paper reporting Danish, so we cite just that one.
Do dialects matter?
The paper does not break results down, so test your own clip first.
Can I send video?
Yes, video and audio files are accepted, up to 2 GB each.
Does it show who is speaking?
Only as numbered speakers, which you can rename in the export.
What should I check first in the Danish text?
Names with the three extra vowel letters, numbers, and any word the speaker swallowed, since those are the likeliest slips.
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.
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