Translate multilingual research interviews in French
Soniox App translates speech in real time, word by word, across 60+ languages and is built for researchers who work across language barriers. Conversations flow naturally with no waiting. Works with French and 60+ other languages.
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Speak your language, be understood in theirs in French
Language barriers slow down conversations and create misunderstandings. Soniox App removes them. Get seamless French transcriptions today.
No interpreter needed
Soniox App works like a live voice interpreter, translating French speech in real time between any supported languages.
Cross-border collaboration
Work with French-speaking teams, clients, and partners without language getting in the way.
Travel, work, daily life
From traveling in French-speaking countries to joining international meetings, Translator handles any situation where languages differ.
Understand every word
Even when French accents or fast speech make listening hard, Translator shows you exactly what was said.
Translation that keeps up with conversation in French
Soniox App translates as people speak, not after they finish. Handles French across varieties like Metropolitan French and Canadian French.
Two-way conversations
Speak French while others speak their language. Soniox App translates both directions so everyone understands.
No manual setup
Just start speaking French. Soniox App detects the language and translates automatically without configuration.
60+ languages
Translate French and 60+ other languages with natural conversation flow.
Zero delay
Translation happens as French words are spoken — not sentence by sentence — so conversations feel natural.
French at a glance
Key facts about French.
native name
speakers worldwide
countries where spoken
French is spoken in France, Democratic Republic of Congo, Canada, Madagascar, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali, Senegal, Chad, Guinea, Rwanda, Belgium, Burundi, Benin, Haiti, Switzerland, Togo, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Gabon, Comoros, Equatorial Guinea, Djibouti, Luxembourg, Vanuatu, Seychelles, and Monaco. Soniox App is trained on real-world French speech from multiple regions and accents.
French 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 French transcription compared to 8 other providers.
| Provider | WER (French) | Accuracy |
|---|---|---|
| Soniox#1 | 5.7% | 94.3% |
| AssemblyAI | 8.3% | 91.7% |
| Speechmatics | 8.3% | 91.7% |
| OpenAI | 9.4% | 90.6% |
| ElevenLabs | 9.8% | 90.2% |
| Deepgram | 10.7% | 89.3% |
| AWS | 10.9% | 89.1% |
| Azure | 12.4% | 87.6% |
| 15.3% | 84.7% |
Word error rate (WER) measures how many words a speech-to-text engine gets wrong. Lower is better.
Soniox outperforms AssemblyAI, Speechmatics, OpenAI, ElevenLabs, Deepgram, AWS, Azure, and Google on French transcription accuracy.
Soniox App works with French and 60+ more languages
Soniox App transcribes and translates in French and over 60 other languages with professional-grade accuracy.
Soniox App: The all-in-one AI speech toolkit
Smart Scribe, Translator, and Voice Typing cover three ways people work with speech.
One app. Everything you do with voice in French.
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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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Built for any use case
From clinical documentation to creative workflows, Soniox App is built for the situations where accurate transcription and translation matter most.
Meeting transcription
Capture every decision and action item from meetings automatically.
Lecture transcription
Record complete lecture transcripts for study and accessibility.
Medical dictation
Document clinical encounters hands-free with professional accuracy.
Hearing accessibility
Real-time captions for deaf and hard-of-hearing users in any setting.
Travel translator
Communicate across language barriers with real-time spoken translation.
Voice notes
Capture ideas and thoughts hands-free and turn them into searchable text.
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.
French language trivia
Bonjour - that's how you say hello in French.
History and background
- history
French was the international language of diplomacy and high culture from the 17th to the mid-20th century.
- history
The Académie française, founded in 1635, has served as the official authority on the French language.
- history
French is an official language in 29 countries, spanning five continents.
Distinctive features
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French liaison connects a final consonant to the next word's initial vowel in continuous speech.
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French has nasal vowels (as in "bon," "vin," "un") that are uncommon in other Romance languages.
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Many final consonants in French are silent, creating a large gap between spelling and pronunciation.