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Dictate treatment notes after sessions in Latvian

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

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Free to start, with free credits added every week.

Say it once, it is written in Latvian

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

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Hands-free input

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

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Professional vocabulary

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

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Works in any app

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

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Easier on your body

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

Voice input that works everywhere in Latvian

Voice Typing works system-wide across all apps — no integrations or plugins needed. Handles Latvian across varieties like Central Latvian and Latgalian.

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One tap to dictate

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

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Desktop and mobile

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

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Choose your writing style

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

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Natural speech input

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

Latvian at a glance

Key facts about Latvian.

Latviešu

native name

1.8 million

speakers worldwide

1

country where spoken

Latvian 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 Latvian transcription compared to 8 other providers.

ProviderWER (Latvian)Accuracy
Soniox#110.1%89.9%
Google13.9%86.1%
Speechmatics14.2%85.8%
ElevenLabs15%85.0%
Azure16.2%83.8%
AWS17.2%82.8%
OpenAI25.9%74.1%
Deepgram53.7%46.3%
AssemblyAI60.7%39.3%

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

Soniox outperforms Google, Speechmatics, ElevenLabs, Azure, AWS, OpenAI, Deepgram, and AssemblyAI on Latvian transcription accuracy.

Soniox App works with Latvian and 60+ more languages

Soniox App transcribes and translates in Latvian and over 60 other languages with professional-grade accuracy.

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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 Latvian conversations live

App feature Smart Scribe
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Translator

Translate Latvian and 60+ other languages live

App feature Translator
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Voice Typing

Speak to type in Latvian

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

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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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.

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Meeting transcription

Capture every decision and action item from meetings automatically.

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Lecture transcription

Record complete lecture transcripts for study and accessibility.

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Medical dictation

Document clinical encounters hands-free with professional accuracy.

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Hearing accessibility

Real-time captions for deaf and hard-of-hearing users in any setting.

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Travel translator

Communicate across language barriers with real-time spoken translation.

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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.

Latvian language trivia

Sveiki - that's how you say hello in Latvian.

History and background

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    Latvian is one of only two surviving Baltic languages, along with Lithuanian.

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    The first known Latvian text is a translation of the Lord's Prayer from 1530.

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    Latvian became the sole official language of Latvia after independence in 1991.

Distinctive features

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    Latvian has a tonal accent system, distinguishing falling, sustained, and broken tones.

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    The language retains seven grammatical cases.

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    Latvian uses diacritical marks to indicate long vowels (ā, ē, ī, ū) and palatalized consonants (ģ, ķ, ļ, ņ).

Dialects and varieties

Central LatvianLatgalianTamian

Official language in

Latvia

Related languages we support

Lithuanian

Frequently asked questions about Latvian dictate treatment notes after sessions

How well does Soniox App handle Latvian as it is actually spoken day to day?arrow_downward
Very well. Latvian has 1.8 million speakers, mostly in Latvia, and real-world Latvian 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 Latvian compared to other providers?arrow_downward
Soniox achieves a 10.1% word error rate for Latvian, outperforming Google, Speechmatics, ElevenLabs, and 5 other providers in independent benchmarks. Lower word error rate means fewer mistakes in your transcripts.
What writing system does Latvian use?arrow_downward
Latvian is written in the Latin script. The script uses diacritical marks to convey additional phonetic information. Soniox App handles Latvian text natively, including all script-specific characters.
Does Soniox handle different Latvian dialects?arrow_downward
Latvian has several recognized varieties, including Central Latvian, Latgalian, and Tamian. Soniox is trained on diverse Latvian speech data, so it handles regional variation and dialectal differences effectively.
What language family does Latvian belong to?arrow_downward
Latvian belongs to the Indo-European > Baltic language family. Among the languages Soniox supports, related languages include Lithuanian. 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.