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English to German speech translation API

Stream English (English) speech and get German (Deutsch) back in real time. One WebSocket, ISO codes en to de, and ultra-low latency for voice agents and live apps.

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Production-ready English to German translation API

Real English speech includes accents, regional dialects, code switching, and domain-specific vocabulary. Soniox recognizes it in a single model and streams German while the speaker is still talking.

English and German both belong to the Indo-European > Germanic > West Germanic family, so cognates and shared structure carry over cleanly into the translated German output.

Soniox preserves formatting in the translated transcript, including names, numbers, addresses, IDs, and domain-specific terms.

A breakthrough in real-time English to German translation

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Translate before the sentence ends

German meaning lands as English is spoken, not after the caption catches up.

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Directional en to de streaming

Set the source and target codes once. Both arrive in a single labeled token stream.

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High quality German output

Same model across every language, including historically underserved ones.

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Native-speaker English STT accuracy

Accurate German translation starts with accurate English recognition across accents and language switching.

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Names, numbers, and domain terms

Preserved across the pair, including phone numbers, emails, and IDs.

config.json
{
  "model": "stt-rt-v4",
  "translation": {
    "type": "one_way",
    "source_language": "en",
    "target_language": "de"
  }
}

English and German through a single stream

English to German translation is built on top of Soniox Speech-to-Text API. Every spoken word is transcribed, and German translation streams mid-sentence in the same labeled token stream.

Turn it on by adding a translation block with source_language: "en" and target_language: "de". It runs on the same WebSocket and the same model, with no extra round trip.

Live English to German: written and spoken

English to German speech-to-text

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Translate live English into written German with the Soniox STT API. Soniox streams the English transcript and the German translation as speech happens.

Use it for German captions, subtitles, meeting translation, agent assist, and multilingual transcription.

English to German speech-to-speech

micLive English speecharrow_right_altvolume_upSpoken German

Build full spoken English to German translation by combining Soniox STT and Soniox TTS. Soniox recognizes English, translates it, and speaks German with low latency.

Use it for live interpreters, bilingual voice agents, travel assistants, and customer support.

Live English to German translation in action

Stream English to German one-way to push all speech into German, or two-way to keep a bilingual conversation flowing between the two languages.

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English speaker says: “Oh, FYI, the client moved the demo to 9:30, so we’re not totally sprinting.”
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Translated into German in real time.

One-way translation

Translate live English into German. Everyone in the conversation sees the same translated stream.

Ideal for live captions, multilingual meetings, broadcasts, lectures, and customer calls.

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English speaker talks in English.
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German speaker hears German.
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German speaker replies in German.
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English speaker hears English.

Two-way translation

Translate between English and German for live bilingual conversation. Each side speaks naturally and hears the other in their own language.

Soniox supports real-time two-way translation between any two of 60+ supported languages.

Accurate on both ends of the pair

Soniox transcribes English at 6.5% word error rate and German at 7% word error rate. Accurate recognition on both sides is what makes the translation reliable.

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Speech-to-Text

Native-speaker accuracy across 60+ languages, with support for multilingual speech, alphanumerics, speaker diarization, context.

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Translation

Real-time streaming translation across 3,600 language pairs, built for high quality and low delay across all supported languages.

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Text-to-speech

High-fidelity speech generation in 60+ languages, built for names, alphanumerics, language switching, and ultra-low-latency streaming.

Together, they create a complete real-time low-latency speech AI platform.

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About English and German

English has roughly 1,500,000,000 speakers across United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia. German has roughly 100,000,000 speakers across Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Luxembourg.

English is the most widely spoken language in the world when including both native and non-native speakers.

Martin Luther's 1534 Bible translation was a landmark in standardizing the German language.

English and German are closely related languages, which helps Soniox keep tone and meaning consistent across the pair.

Translate English to any language

From English to German, or English to any of 60+ supported languages. All real-time.

AfrikaansAlbanianArabicAzerbaijaniBasqueBelarusianBengaliBosnianBulgarianCatalanChineseCroatianCzechDanishDutchEstonianFinnishFrenchGalicianGermanGreekGujaratiHebrewHindiHungarianIndonesianItalianJapaneseKannadaKazakhKoreanLatvianLithuanianMacedonianMalayMalayalamMarathiNorwegianPersianPolishPortuguesePunjabiRomanianRussianSerbianSlovakSlovenianSpanishSwahiliSwedishTagalogTamilTeluguThaiTurkishUkrainianUrduVietnameseWelsh

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Frequently asked questions

How do I translate English to German with the API?arrow_downward
Add a translation block to your real-time request with source_language "en" and target_language "de". Soniox transcribes English and streams the German translation over the same WebSocket.
Is English to German translation real-time?arrow_downward
Yes. Soniox streams German while English is still being spoken, so meaning arrives mid-sentence instead of after the sentence ends.
What about translating German to English?arrow_downward
That direction is supported too. See the German to English page, or use two-way translation to run both directions in one session.
English and German are both Indo-European > Germanic > West Germanic — does that affect quality?arrow_downward
Shared family structure and cognates generally help. Soniox uses the same model for every pair, so quality stays consistent whether the languages are closely related or not.
Does Soniox handle English dialects and accents?arrow_downward
Yes. Soniox handles English dialects like American English, British English, and Australian English in a single model, so German translation stays accurate across regions.
Which other providers support English to German?arrow_downward
Based on their public docs, OpenAI, Google, Azure, and Speechmatics list both English and German for real-time translation. Soniox is the only one that also supports two-way live translation across 60+ languages.
How fast is English to German translation?arrow_downward
Soniox streams German as English is being spoken, with ultra-low latency. Translation arrives before the sentence ends.

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