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

Voice-to-text for patient transfer notes in Arabic

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 Arabic and 60+ other languages.

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Free to start, with free credits added every week.

Say it once, it is written in Arabic

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

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Dictate emails and messages

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

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Professional vocabulary

Soniox App handles specialized Arabic terminology and professional language with accuracy.

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Long-form writing

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

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Boost productivity

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

Voice input that works everywhere in Arabic

Voice Typing works system-wide across all apps — no integrations or plugins needed. Handles Arabic across varieties like Modern Standard Arabic and Egyptian Arabic.

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Choose your writing style

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

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One tap to dictate

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

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60+ languages

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

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Natural speech input

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

Arabic at a glance

Key facts about Arabic.

العربية

native name

422 million

speakers worldwide

22

countries where spoken

Arabic is spoken in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Algeria, Sudan, Iraq, Morocco, Yemen, Syria, Tunisia, Jordan, Libya, Lebanon, Palestine, Mauritania, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Somalia, Djibouti, and Comoros. Soniox App is trained on real-world Arabic speech from multiple regions and accents.

Arabic 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 Arabic transcription compared to 7 other providers.

ProviderWER (Arabic)Accuracy
Soniox#116.2%83.8%
Speechmatics22.9%77.1%
ElevenLabs28.5%71.5%
Google28.8%71.2%
OpenAI36.4%63.6%
Azure37.1%62.9%
AWS42.2%57.8%
AssemblyAI55.6%44.4%

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

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

App feature Smart Scribe
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Translator

Translate Arabic and 60+ other languages live

App feature Translator
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Voice Typing

Speak to type in Arabic

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

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.

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.

Arabic language trivia

مرحبا - that's how you say hello in Arabic.

History and background

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    Arabic is one of the six official languages of the United Nations.

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    The Arabic script spread with Islam from the 7th century onward and is used to write many non-Arabic languages.

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    Classical Arabic, the language of the Quran, has been a literary standard for over 1,400 years.

Distinctive features

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    Arabic uses a root-and-pattern morphology where most words derive from three-consonant roots.

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    Letters change shape depending on their position in a word — initial, medial, final, or isolated.

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    Short vowels are typically not written in everyday text, requiring readers to infer them from context.

Dialects and varieties

Modern Standard ArabicEgyptian ArabicGulf ArabicLevantine ArabicMaghrebi Arabic

Official language in

Saudi ArabiaEgyptAlgeriaSudanIraqMoroccoYemenSyriaTunisiaJordanLibyaLebanonPalestineMauritaniaOmanKuwaitQatarBahrainUnited Arab EmiratesSomaliaDjiboutiComoros

Related languages we support

Frequently asked questions about Arabic voice-to-text for patient transfer notes

Does Soniox App work for Arabic speakers across different countries?arrow_downward
Yes. Arabic is spoken across Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Algeria, Sudan, Iraq, Morocco, and 16 more countries, and every region has its own accent, pace, and everyday vocabulary. Soniox App is trained on real-world Arabic speech from multiple regions, so it stays accurate whether you are at home or traveling to another Arabic-speaking country.
How well does Soniox App handle Arabic as it is actually spoken day to day?arrow_downward
Very well. Arabic has 422 million speakers across 22 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 Arabic from multiple regions, so it stays accurate regardless of who is speaking or where they are from.
How accurate is Soniox for Arabic compared to other providers?arrow_downward
Soniox achieves a 16.2% word error rate for Arabic, outperforming Speechmatics, ElevenLabs, Google, and 4 other providers in independent benchmarks. Lower word error rate means fewer mistakes in your transcripts.
What writing system does Arabic use?arrow_downward
Arabic is written in the Arabic script, which is read from right to left. The script uses diacritical marks to convey additional phonetic information. Soniox App handles Arabic text natively, including all script-specific characters.
Does Soniox handle different Arabic dialects?arrow_downward
Arabic has several recognized varieties, including Modern Standard Arabic, Egyptian Arabic, Gulf Arabic, Levantine Arabic, and others. Soniox is trained on diverse Arabic speech data, so it handles regional variation and dialectal differences effectively.
What language family does Arabic belong to?arrow_downward
Arabic belongs to the Afro-Asiatic > Semitic > Central Semitic language family. Among the languages Soniox supports, related languages include Hebrew. 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.