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

Translate hotel and accommodation conversations in Welsh

Soniox App translates speech in real time, word by word, across 60+ languages and is built for travelers who work across language barriers. Conversations flow naturally with no waiting. Works with Welsh and 60+ other languages.

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Speak your language, be understood in theirs in Welsh

Language barriers slow down conversations and create misunderstandings. Soniox App removes them. Get seamless Welsh transcriptions today.

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No interpreter needed

Soniox App works like a live voice interpreter, translating Welsh speech in real time between any supported languages.

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Connect with anyone

Have meaningful conversations with Welsh speakers regardless of the language barrier. No preparation needed.

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Travel, work, daily life

From traveling in Welsh-speaking countries to joining international meetings, Translator handles any situation where languages differ.

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Cross-border collaboration

Work with Welsh-speaking teams, clients, and partners without language getting in the way.

Translation that keeps up with conversation in Welsh

Soniox App translates as people speak, not after they finish. Soniox App handles Welsh with professional-grade accuracy.

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Two-way conversations

Speak Welsh while others speak their language. Soniox App translates both directions so everyone understands.

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60+ languages

Translate Welsh and 60+ other languages with natural conversation flow.

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Automatic language detection

Switch between Welsh and other languages naturally mid-sentence without changing any settings.

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Zero delay

Translation happens as Welsh words are spoken — not sentence by sentence — so conversations feel natural.

Welsh at a glance

Key facts about Welsh.

Cymraeg

native name

900 thousand

speakers worldwide

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country where spoken

Welsh 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 Welsh transcription compared to 7 other providers.

ProviderWER (Welsh)Accuracy
Soniox#114.3%85.7%
ElevenLabs19%81.0%
AWS19.1%80.9%
Speechmatics19.7%80.3%
Azure28.7%71.3%
OpenAI32.3%67.7%
Google53.9%46.1%
AssemblyAI75.8%24.2%

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

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

App feature Smart Scribe
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Translator

Translate Welsh and 60+ other languages live

App feature Translator
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Voice Typing

Speak to type in Welsh

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

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.

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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.

Welsh language trivia

Shwmae - that's how you say hello in Welsh.

History and background

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    Welsh is one of the oldest living languages in Europe and the most widely spoken Celtic language today.

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    The Welsh Language Act of 1993 and the Welsh Language Measure of 2011 give Welsh official status in Wales.

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    Welsh literature includes the Mabinogion, a collection of medieval prose stories from the 12th-13th centuries.

Distinctive features

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    Welsh uses initial consonant mutation — the first consonant of a word changes based on grammatical context.

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    Welsh has no indefinite article; the absence of the definite article "y/yr" implies indefiniteness.

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    Welsh places the verb first in a sentence (Verb-Subject-Object word order), which is rare in European languages.

Dialects and varieties

North Welsh (Gogledd)South Welsh (De)

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United Kingdom

Frequently asked questions about Welsh translate hotel and accommodation conversations

How well does Soniox App handle Welsh as it is actually spoken day to day?arrow_downward
Very well. Welsh has 900 thousand speakers, mostly in United Kingdom, and real-world Welsh 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 Welsh compared to other providers?arrow_downward
Soniox achieves a 14.3% word error rate for Welsh, outperforming ElevenLabs, AWS, Speechmatics, and 4 other providers in independent benchmarks. Lower word error rate means fewer mistakes in your transcripts.
What writing system does Welsh use?arrow_downward
Welsh is written in the Latin script. The script uses diacritical marks to convey additional phonetic information. Soniox App handles Welsh text natively, including all script-specific characters.
Does Soniox handle different Welsh dialects?arrow_downward
Welsh has several recognized varieties, including North Welsh (Gogledd) and South Welsh (De). Soniox is trained on diverse Welsh speech data, so it handles regional variation and dialectal differences effectively.
What language family does Welsh belong to?arrow_downward
Welsh belongs to the Indo-European > Celtic > Brittonic language family. 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.
Does Soniox App provide real-time translation?arrow_downward
Yes. Soniox App translates speech word by word as it's spoken — without waiting for the end of a sentence — so conversations stay natural and uninterrupted.
Is Soniox App a voice interpreter?arrow_downward
Yes. Soniox App works like a live voice interpreter, showing instant translations on screen. It supports one-way and two-way conversations between any supported languages.
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.