Tagalog speech to text in Potok is marked as recommended with a caveat: the published word error rate is 13.8, from the earlier large-v2 model, close to the 15 line we use. These are other people's tests, not our measurements. Send a short clip first and plan a full read.
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Files up to 2 GB · export to TXT, MD, DOCX, PDF, SRT and VTT · speaker labels and timestamps · about 30 languages
Key facts
- No large-v3 figure was found, so the 13.8 number comes from the older large-v2 model.
- Everyday speech often moves between Tagalog and English within one sentence, which can confuse spelling choices.
- Because the score is near the cut-off, treat every transcript as a draft that needs a careful pass.
- Repeated syllables and affixes make long words, so a missing piece can change the meaning.
What a transcript looks like
[00:00] Speaker 1: Simulan na natin ang pulong. Una, susuriin natin ang mga resulta noong nakaraang linggo, pagkatapos ay magpaplano tayo ng mga susunod na hakbang.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tagalog | Recommended, borderline | word error rate 13.8% (large-v2, FLEURS) Whisper paper | Published tests show an error rate close to our 15% line. Check a short sample first. No large-v3 figure was found; the figure is from the earlier large-v2 model and sits close to the 15% line. |
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
- Run a pilot clip. Send a minute with the typical vocabulary of your speaker, including any English phrases.
- Go to the bot. Open @potok_now_bot and attach the file or send a forwarded voice message or a YouTube link.
- Send the full file. Up to 2 GB is fine; the Upload button in the mini app is for big ones.
- Mark the mixed passages. Highlight sentences where the speaker switches to English and compare them with the audio.
- Check long words. Read words with prefixes and repeated syllables slowly.
- Export. Choose TXT, MD, DOCX, PDF, SRT or VTT.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Reading 13.8 as comfortably good | It sits close to our 15 line. | Plan to proofread everything. |
| Ignoring the model name | The figure is for large-v2. | Always cite model and metric together. |
| Expecting English words in English spelling every time | Mixed speech may be written either way. | Pick a style and edit once. |
| Recording a group chat from across a room | Many voices overlap. | Move closer or use separate recordings. |
More
See the full list of languages, the tools and the glossary.
Frequently asked questions
Is Tagalog recommended?
It is marked as recommended, with a published word error rate of 13.8 that sits close to our 15 line.
Why large-v2?
No large-v3 figure for Tagalog was found, so we show the earlier model's result.
Does mixed Tagalog and English work?
Both are usually written, but the choice of spelling should be checked against the audio.
Do you measure Tagalog yourselves?
No. The figure comes from published tests of others.
Is the transcript changed into English?
No. It stays in the language of the recording.
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
- Whisper paper, Table 13 (large-v2 on FLEURS) · checked
Try it on your own recording
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