Soniox named best-in-class STT for voice agents
Soniox App

Real-time translation for daily conversations in Basque

Soniox App translates speech in real time, word by word, across 60+ languages and is built for expats who work across language barriers. Conversations flow naturally with no waiting. Works with Basque and 60+ other languages.

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Speak your language, be understood in theirs in Basque

Language barriers slow down conversations and create misunderstandings. Soniox App removes them. Get seamless Basque transcriptions today.

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No interpreter needed

Soniox App works like a live voice interpreter, translating Basque speech in real time between any supported languages.

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Connect with anyone

Have meaningful conversations with Basque speakers regardless of the language barrier. No preparation needed.

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Read translations live

Basque translations appear on screen in real time so both sides of the conversation can follow along.

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Understand every word

Even when Basque accents or fast speech make listening hard, Translator shows you exactly what was said.

Translation that keeps up with conversation in Basque

Soniox App translates as people speak, not after they finish. Handles Basque across varieties like Bizkaian and Gipuzkoan.

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No manual setup

Just start speaking Basque. Soniox App detects the language and translates automatically without configuration.

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60+ languages

Translate Basque and 60+ other languages with natural conversation flow.

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Automatic language detection

Switch between Basque and other languages naturally mid-sentence without changing any settings.

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Zero delay

Translation happens as Basque words are spoken — not sentence by sentence — so conversations feel natural.

Basque at a glance

Key facts about Basque.

Euskara

native name

750 thousand

speakers worldwide

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country where spoken

Basque transcription accuracy

Soniox App is powered by next-gen speech AI model developed inhouse by Soniox. The table below shows how Soniox AI performs on Basque transcription compared to 6 other providers.

ProviderWER (Basque)Accuracy
Speechmatics7.2%92.8%
Soniox#210.7%89.3%
AWS11.8%88.2%
Google15.1%84.9%
Azure18.2%81.8%
OpenAI42.4%57.6%
AssemblyAI77.4%22.6%

Word error rate (WER) measures how many words a speech-to-text engine gets wrong. Lower is better.

Soniox outperforms AWS, Google, Azure, OpenAI, and AssemblyAI on Basque transcription accuracy.

Soniox App: The all-in-one AI speech toolkit

Smart Scribe, Translator, and Voice Typing cover three ways people work with speech.

Smart Scribe

Caption Basque conversations live

App feature Smart Scribe
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Translator

Translate Basque and 60+ other languages live

App feature Translator
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Voice Typing

Speak to type in Basque

App feature Voice Typing
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One app. Everything you do with voice in Basque.

Get started free

Transcribe conversations in real time with Soniox.

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Learn everything Soniox can do

Need more details? The Soniox Help Center provides complete documentation for the app, including guides, videos, screenshots, and feature walkthroughs.

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Private by default

Soniox never stores your recordings and never uses your audio to train models. Everything is processed securely in real-time, then gone.

Basque language trivia

Kaixo - that's how you say hello in Basque.

History and background

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    Basque is a language isolate with no demonstrated genealogical relationship to any other living language.

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    It predates the arrival of Indo-European languages in Europe and has been spoken in the region for thousands of years.

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    A unified standard form called Euskara Batua was created in 1968 by the Royal Academy of the Basque Language.

Distinctive features

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    Basque uses an ergative-absolutive case system, which is rare among European languages.

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    Verbs agree with the subject, direct object, and indirect object simultaneously.

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    The Basque number system is vigesimal, counting in base 20.

Dialects and varieties

BizkaianGipuzkoanUpper NavarreseLapurdianZuberoan

Official language in

Spain

Frequently asked questions about Basque real-time translation for daily conversations

How well does Soniox App handle Basque as it is actually spoken day to day?arrow_downward
Very well. Basque has 750 thousand speakers, mostly in Spain, and real-world Basque is very different from the clean, slow speech most tools are trained on. Fast delivery, informal vocabulary, regional expressions, and overlapping voices in group settings are all things Soniox App is built to handle.
How accurate is Soniox for Basque compared to other providers?arrow_downward
Soniox achieves a 10.7% word error rate for Basque, outperforming AWS, Google, Azure, and 2 other providers in independent benchmarks. Lower word error rate means fewer mistakes in your transcripts.
What writing system does Basque use?arrow_downward
Basque is written in the Latin script. Soniox App handles Basque text natively, including all script-specific characters.
Does Soniox handle different Basque dialects?arrow_downward
Basque has several recognized varieties, including Bizkaian, Gipuzkoan, Upper Navarrese, Lapurdian, and others. Soniox is trained on diverse Basque speech data, so it handles regional variation and dialectal differences effectively.
What language family does Basque belong to?arrow_downward
Basque belongs to the Language isolate language family. Understanding these linguistic relationships helps Soniox deliver better accuracy across language families.
What is Soniox App?arrow_downward
Soniox App is a real-time speech app that turns spoken conversations into text and translations instantly. You can transcribe, translate, dictate, and summarize speech across 60+ languages — live, as people speak.
Does Soniox App provide real-time translation?arrow_downward
Yes. Soniox App translates speech word by word as it's spoken — without waiting for the end of a sentence — so conversations stay natural and uninterrupted.
Is Soniox App a voice interpreter?arrow_downward
Yes. Soniox App works like a live voice interpreter, showing instant translations on screen. It supports one-way and two-way conversations between any supported languages.
Is my audio or data stored?arrow_downward
No. Soniox App never stores your audio or uses it to train models. Text outputs are stored only to provide the service to you and are never used for model training.
Is Soniox App free to use?arrow_downward
Yes. Soniox App offers free usage to get started, with paid plans available for unlimited and advanced features.