speech recognition

noun

The function of a front-end software system which processes input in the form of spoken language into a sequence of phonemes or characters, or into electronic commands for a computing system.

Meanings

nounspeech recognition (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecomputingThe function of a front-end software system which processes input in the form of spoken language into a sequence of phonemes or characters, or into electronic commands for a computing system.

    Synonyms: voice recognition

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe function of a front-end software system which processes input in the form of spoken language into a sequence of phonemes or characters, or into electronic commands for a computing system.

Translations

Arabic تعرف على الكلام
  • تعرف على الكلام (taʕarruf ʕalā-l-kalām)software function that processes spoken input
Chinese Mandarin 語音識別 /语音识别
  • 語音識別 /语音识别 (yǔyīn shìbié)software function that processes spoken input
Danish talegenkendelse
  • talegenkendelsesoftware function that processes spoken input
Dutch spraakherkenning
  • spraakherkenningsoftware function that processes spoken input
Finnish puheentunnistus
  • puheentunnistussoftware function that processes spoken input
French reconnaissance automatique de la parole
  • reconnaissance automatique de la parolesoftware function that processes spoken input
German Spracherkennung
  • Spracherkennungsoftware function that processes spoken input
Greek φωνητική αναγνώριση
  • φωνητική αναγνώριση (fonitikí anagnórisi)software function that processes spoken input
Hebrew זיהוי קול, זיהוי דיבור
  • זיהוי קול (zihúy kol)software function that processes spoken input
  • זיהוי דיבור (zihúy dibur)software function that processes spoken input
Hungarian beszédfelismerés
  • beszédfelismeréssoftware function that processes spoken input
Italian riconoscimento vocale
  • riconoscimento vocalesoftware function that processes spoken input
Malay pengecaman pertuturan
  • pengecaman pertuturansoftware function that processes spoken input
Norwegian talegjenkjenning
  • talegjenkjenningsoftware function that processes spoken input
Persian بازشناسی گفتار, تشخیص گفتار
  • بازشناسی گفتار (bâzšenâsi-ye goftâr)software function that processes spoken input
  • تشخیص گفتار (tašxis-e goftâr)software function that processes spoken input
Polish rozpoznawanie mowy
  • rozpoznawanie mowysoftware function that processes spoken input
Portuguese reconhecimento de voz, reconhecimento de fala
  • reconhecimento de vozsoftware function that processes spoken input
  • reconhecimento de falasoftware function that processes spoken input
Romanian recunoaștere vocală
  • recunoaștere vocalăsoftware function that processes spoken input
Russian распознавание речи
  • распознавание речи (raspoznavanije reči)software function that processes spoken input
Swedish röstigenkänning, taligenkänning
  • röstigenkänningsoftware function that processes spoken input
  • taligenkänningsoftware function that processes spoken input
Turkish ses tanıma, konuşma tanıma
  • ses tanımasoftware function that processes spoken input
  • konuşma tanımasoftware function that processes spoken input
Ukrainian розпізнава́ння мо́влення
  • розпізнава́ння мо́влення (rozpiznavánnja móvlennja)software function that processes spoken input
Cite this entry
APA

speech recognition. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speech%20recognition

MLA

“speech recognition.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speech%20recognition. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “speech recognition,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speech%20recognition.

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