Yes, Potok can transcribe Danish audio and video, and you get the text back in a Telegram chat. The word error rate in published tests of the large-v3 model is 12.57, placing Danish among the good languages on our list. Files up to 2 GB are fine.
Transcribe a 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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Files up to 2 GB · export to TXT, MD, DOCX, PDF, SRT and VTT · speaker labels and timestamps · about 30 languages
Key facts
- The word error rate of 12.57 is taken from a published large-v3 test and is not our own result.
- That level is higher than for Dutch or German on the same list, so plan for a real proofreading pass.
- Danish adds the letters æ, ø and å, and long compound words are written as one word.
- No translation is applied: you receive Danish text.
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
- Start with the bot. Message @potok_now_bot and drop in your Danish file, voice note or link.
- Large recording. Files up to 2 GB are accepted; for a full-day seminar use the Upload button inside the mini app.
- Choose labels. Turn on speaker labels if more than one person talks, and timestamps if you will cite the audio.
- Review compounds and special letters. Look at long compound words and at æ, ø and å, which are easy to lose in a quick paste.
- Export. Use DOCX or PDF to share, TXT or MD for notes, SRT or VTT for captions.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Expecting the lowest error rates on the list | Disappointment when 12.57 means roughly one word in eight is off. | Budget time for editing. |
| Splitting compound words into two | Search and spelling checks treat them as separate words. | Rejoin them when you edit. |
| Replacing å with a in a copy | Names such as Åse lose their identity. | Keep UTF-8 when you move text between programs. |
More
See the full list of languages, the tools and the glossary.
Frequently asked questions
How good is Danish transcription?
In published large-v3 tests the word error rate for Danish is 12.57. That is another group's figure, so test your own recording.
Is Danish better or worse than Dutch?
Published numbers are lower for Dutch, which shows 5.57, so Danish usually needs more editing.
Can I send a phone call recording?
Yes, as an audio file within the 2 GB limit. Call audio is often noisy, so expect more corrections.
Does it label who said what?
You can switch on speaker labels, which show numbers such as Speaker 1 rather than real names.
Will it translate Danish into English?
No. The finished transcript stays in Danish, and the bot offers no translation into another language.
Sources
Each source was opened by hand on the date shown. Pages change, so open the source if a detail matters to you.
- FLEURS speech dataset (Google, Hugging Face), Hugging Face · checked
- Whisper speech recognition system (Wikipedia), Wikipedia · 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