Soniox App

Two-way translation app for travel conversations in Kannada

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 Kannada and 60+ other languages.

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Speak your language, be understood in theirs in Kannada

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

Read translations live

Kannada translations appear on screen in real time so both sides of the conversation can follow along.

Travel, work, daily life

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

No interpreter needed

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

Connect with anyone

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

Translation that keeps up with conversation in Kannada

Soniox App translates as people speak, not after they finish. Handles Kannada across varieties like Coastal Kannada and Mysore Kannada.

Automatic language detection

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

60+ languages

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

Two-way conversations

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

Zero delay

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

Kannada at a glance

Key facts about Kannada.

ಕನ್ನಡ

native name

44 million

speakers worldwide

1

country where spoken

Kannada 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 Kannada transcription compared to 6 other providers.

ProviderWER (Kannada)Accuracy
Soniox#110.9%89.1%
AWS31.4%68.6%
Google56.6%43.4%
Azure58.8%41.2%
ElevenLabs62.5%37.5%
OpenAI94.4%5.6%
AssemblyAI100.4%-0.4%

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

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

App feature Smart Scribe
See Smart Scribe

Translator

Translate Kannada and 60+ other languages live

App feature Translator
See Translator

Voice Typing

Speak to type in Kannada

App feature Voice Typing
See Voice Typing

One app. Everything you do with voice in Kannada.

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.

Kannada language trivia

ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ - that's how you say hello in Kannada.

History and background

  • Kannada has a literary tradition spanning over 1,500 years, with the earliest known inscription dating to 450 CE.

  • The Kannada script evolved from the Kadamba and Chalukya scripts.

  • Kannada has been designated a classical language of India by the Government of India.

Distinctive features

  • Kannada is a Dravidian language, unrelated to the Indo-European Hindi and Bengali.

  • Kannada script is an abugida where each consonant has an inherent vowel.

  • The language uses an extensive system of agglutination, attaching suffixes to convey grammatical meaning.

Dialects and varieties

Coastal KannadaMysore KannadaDharwad KannadaNorth Karnataka Kannada

Official language in

India

Related languages we support

Frequently asked questions about Kannada two-way translation app for travel conversations

How well does Soniox App handle Kannada as it is actually spoken day to day?
Very well. Kannada has 44 million speakers, mostly in India, and real-world Kannada 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 Kannada compared to other providers?
Soniox achieves a 10.9% word error rate for Kannada, outperforming AWS, Google, Azure, and 3 other providers in independent benchmarks. Lower word error rate means fewer mistakes in your transcripts.
What writing system does Kannada use?
Kannada is written in the Kannada script. The script uses diacritical marks to convey additional phonetic information. Soniox App handles Kannada text natively, including all script-specific characters.
Does Soniox handle different Kannada dialects?
Kannada has several recognized varieties, including Coastal Kannada, Mysore Kannada, Dharwad Kannada, and North Karnataka Kannada. Soniox is trained on diverse Kannada speech data, so it handles regional variation and dialectal differences effectively.
What language family does Kannada belong to?
Kannada belongs to the Dravidian > South Dravidian language family. Among the languages Soniox supports, related languages include Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam. Understanding these linguistic relationships helps Soniox deliver better accuracy across language families.
What is Soniox App?
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?
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?
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?
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?
Yes. Soniox App offers free usage to get started, with paid plans available for unlimited and advanced features.