speech-to-text

American  

[speech-tuh-tekst] / ˈspitʃ təˈtɛkst /

Or speech to text

noun

Digital Technology.

1. a computerized, algorithmic process that transcribes a user’s spoken input into digital text, such as a video transcript rendered by auto caption (often used attributively): Speech-to-text technology showed a bias toward certain mainstream accents and dialects in its speech recognition. STT

   Speech-to-text is a great way to send a text when you are driving and can’t pick up your phone.

   Speech-to-text technology showed a bias toward certain mainstream accents and dialects in its speech recognition.

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Etymology

Origin of speech-to-text

First recorded in 1980–85

Example Sentences

He suggested it was at the "challenging end for speech-to-text engines to deal with".

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2025

That’s what academic researchers concluded in a recently published analysis of Whisper, an AI-powered speech-to-text tool developed by OpenAI, which can be used to transcribe medical discussions or jailhouse conversations monitored by correction officials.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2024

The large AI models work well: Their transcriptions are more accurate than other speech-to-text tools that rely on small-scale language models.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 26, 2024

It consists almost entirely of AI speech-to-text transcripts from recordings made on an iPhone as well as voice messages.

From Washington Post • Jan. 19, 2023

Ms. Crampton said the journey to fix that speech-to-text disparity had helped inform the guidance set out in the company’s new standards.

From New York Times • Jun. 21, 2022