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

Dictate nursing notes by voice in Spanish

Type with your voice in any app — up to 4× faster than typing. Built for nurses who need accurate, hands-free text input across 60+ languages. Works with Spanish and 60+ other languages.

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Free to start, with free credits added every week.

Say it once, it is written in Spanish

Typing is slow. Speaking is natural. Soniox App turns your voice into finished text as you speak. Get seamless Spanish transcriptions today.

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Works in any app

Spanish Voice Typing works system-wide across all apps and text fields — no integrations or plugins needed.

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Dictate emails and messages

Compose Spanish emails, chat messages, and documents by speaking naturally. Your words become polished text.

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Hands-free input

Keep your hands free while composing Spanish text. Ideal for multitasking or when typing is inconvenient.

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Easier on your body

Reduce strain from extended Spanish typing sessions. Voice Typing lets you write comfortably for longer.

Voice input that works everywhere in Spanish

Voice Typing works system-wide across all apps — no integrations or plugins needed. Handles Spanish across varieties like Castilian and Latin American Spanish.

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Choose your writing style

Set the tone for your Spanish text — formal, casual, or anything in between — and Voice Typing adapts the output accordingly.

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60+ languages

Dictate in Spanish and 60+ other languages with seamless mid-sentence language switching.

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Works in any text field

Dictate Spanish into any app or text field — emails, documents, messages, search bars, and more.

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Smart punctuation

Soniox App adds Spanish punctuation, capitalization, and formatting automatically as you speak.

Spanish at a glance

Key facts about Spanish.

Español

native name

500 million

speakers worldwide

21

countries where spoken

Spanish is spoken in Spain, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Peru, Venezuela, Chile, Ecuador, Guatemala, Cuba, Bolivia, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Paraguay, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Uruguay, Puerto Rico, and Equatorial Guinea. Soniox App is trained on real-world Spanish speech from multiple regions and accents.

Spanish 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 Spanish transcription compared to 8 other providers.

ProviderWER (Spanish)Accuracy
Soniox#15.3%94.7%
AssemblyAI7.1%92.9%
Speechmatics7.1%92.9%
ElevenLabs8.7%91.3%
Azure9.5%90.5%
Deepgram10.1%89.9%
AWS11.4%88.6%
Google14.4%85.6%
OpenAI14.5%85.5%

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

Soniox outperforms AssemblyAI, Speechmatics, ElevenLabs, Azure, Deepgram, AWS, Google, and OpenAI on Spanish 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 Spanish conversations live

App feature Smart Scribe
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Translator

Translate Spanish and 60+ other languages live

App feature Translator
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Voice Typing

Speak to type in Spanish

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

Get started free

Transcribe conversations in real time with Soniox.

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Free to start, with free credits added every week.

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.

Learn how to use Smart Scribe, Translator, Voice Typing, and more.

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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.

Spanish language trivia

Hola - that's how you say hello in Spanish.

History and background

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    Spanish is the second most spoken language in the world by native speakers, after Mandarin Chinese.

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    The first Spanish grammar was published in 1492 by Antonio de Nebrija — the first grammar of any modern European language.

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    Spanish is an official language in 20 countries across four continents.

Distinctive features

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    Spanish has an inverted question mark (¿) and exclamation mark (¡) at the beginning of sentences.

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    The "ñ" letter is distinctive to Spanish and represents a palatal nasal sound.

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    Spanish uses grammatical gender for all nouns and has a subjunctive mood used extensively in everyday speech.

Dialects and varieties

CastilianLatin American SpanishAndalusianRioplatenseCaribbean SpanishMexican Spanish

Official language in

SpainMexicoColombiaArgentinaPeruVenezuelaChileEcuadorGuatemalaCubaBoliviaDominican RepublicHondurasParaguayEl SalvadorNicaraguaCosta RicaPanamaUruguayEquatorial Guinea

Related languages we support

Frequently asked questions about Spanish dictate nursing notes by voice

Does Soniox App work for Spanish speakers across different countries?arrow_downward
Yes. Spanish is spoken across Spain, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Peru, Venezuela, and 15 more countries, and every region has its own accent, pace, and everyday vocabulary. Soniox App is trained on real-world Spanish speech from multiple regions, so it stays accurate whether you are at home or traveling to another Spanish-speaking country.
How well does Soniox App handle Spanish as it is actually spoken day to day?arrow_downward
Very well. Spanish has 500 million speakers across 21 countries, and it sounds noticeably different depending on where you are. Most tools are trained on one standardized accent and struggle the moment speech gets regional, fast, or casual. Soniox App is trained on real-world Spanish from multiple regions, so it stays accurate regardless of who is speaking or where they are from.
How accurate is Soniox for Spanish compared to other providers?arrow_downward
Soniox achieves a 5.3% word error rate for Spanish, outperforming AssemblyAI, Speechmatics, ElevenLabs, and 5 other providers in independent benchmarks. Lower word error rate means fewer mistakes in your transcripts.
What writing system does Spanish use?arrow_downward
Spanish is written in the Latin script. The script uses diacritical marks to convey additional phonetic information. Soniox App handles Spanish text natively, including all script-specific characters.
Does Soniox handle different Spanish dialects?arrow_downward
Spanish has several recognized varieties, including Castilian, Latin American Spanish, Andalusian, Rioplatense, and others. Soniox is trained on diverse Spanish speech data, so it handles regional variation and dialectal differences effectively.
What language family does Spanish belong to?arrow_downward
Spanish belongs to the Indo-European > Romance > Western Romance language family. Among the languages Soniox supports, related languages include Portuguese, French, Italian, Catalan, and Galician. 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.
Is Voice Typing faster than typing?arrow_downward
For most people, yes. Speaking is typically up to 4× faster than typing, especially for longer text.
Where can I use Voice Typing?arrow_downward
You can use Voice Typing across apps and text fields — wherever you normally type — on supported platforms.
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.