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

Voice-to-text for field incident reports in Estonian

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

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Free to start, with free credits added every week.

Say it once, it is written in Estonian

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

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Hands-free input

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

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Long-form writing

Write Estonian reports, articles, and documentation at the speed of thought. Voice Typing keeps up with natural speech.

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Easier on your body

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

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Boost productivity

Get more Estonian text written in less time. Voice Typing removes the bottleneck between thinking and having finished text.

Voice input that works everywhere in Estonian

Voice Typing works system-wide across all apps — no integrations or plugins needed. Handles Estonian across varieties like North Estonian and South Estonian.

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Works in any text field

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

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Desktop and mobile

Estonian Voice Typing works system-wide on desktop and mobile — no plugins or integrations required.

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One tap to dictate

Activate Estonian Voice Typing with a single tap and start speaking. Text appears instantly wherever your cursor is.

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Natural speech input

Speak Estonian the way you normally talk. Soniox App turns natural speech into clean, punctuated text.

Estonian at a glance

Key facts about Estonian.

Eesti keel

native name

1.1 million

speakers worldwide

1

country where spoken

Estonian 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 Estonian transcription compared to 8 other providers.

ProviderWER (Estonian)Accuracy
Soniox#19.6%90.4%
Speechmatics12.3%87.7%
ElevenLabs13%87.0%
Google13.4%86.6%
Azure15.1%84.9%
AWS15.4%84.6%
OpenAI21.2%78.8%
Deepgram32.9%67.1%
AssemblyAI62.1%37.9%

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

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

App feature Smart Scribe
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Translator

Translate Estonian and 60+ other languages live

App feature Translator
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Voice Typing

Speak to type in Estonian

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

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.

Estonian language trivia

Tere - that's how you say hello in Estonian.

History and background

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    Estonian is one of the few official EU languages that is not Indo-European.

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    The oldest known Estonian text dates to 1535.

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    Estonian has 14 grammatical cases, making it one of the most case-rich languages in Europe.

Distinctive features

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    Estonian distinguishes three degrees of consonant and vowel length — short, long, and overlong.

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    The language has no grammatical gender and no future tense.

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    Estonian lacks prepositions; it uses postpositions and case endings instead.

Dialects and varieties

North EstonianSouth EstonianNortheastern Coastal Estonian

Official language in

Estonia

Related languages we support

Frequently asked questions about Estonian voice-to-text for field incident reports

How well does Soniox App handle Estonian as it is actually spoken day to day?arrow_downward
Very well. Estonian has 1.1 million speakers, mostly in Estonia, and real-world Estonian 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 Estonian compared to other providers?arrow_downward
Soniox achieves a 9.6% word error rate for Estonian, outperforming Speechmatics, ElevenLabs, Google, and 5 other providers in independent benchmarks. Lower word error rate means fewer mistakes in your transcripts.
What writing system does Estonian use?arrow_downward
Estonian is written in the Latin script. The script uses diacritical marks to convey additional phonetic information. Soniox App handles Estonian text natively, including all script-specific characters.
Does Soniox handle different Estonian dialects?arrow_downward
Estonian has several recognized varieties, including North Estonian, South Estonian, and Northeastern Coastal Estonian. Soniox is trained on diverse Estonian speech data, so it handles regional variation and dialectal differences effectively.
What language family does Estonian belong to?arrow_downward
Estonian belongs to the Uralic > Finnic language family. Among the languages Soniox supports, related languages include Finnish. 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.