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German to Korean speech-to-text translation API

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

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Production-ready German to Korean translation API

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

German (Indo-European > Germanic > West Germanic) and Korean (Koreanic) come from different language families, so word order and morphology differ. Soniox reorders meaning in-stream instead of word by word.

German is written in Latin and Korean in Hangul, so Soniox emits correctly scripted Korean text.

Real-time German to Korean translation

Soniox streams the German transcript and the Korean translation on the same connection, word by word, so meaning lands while the speaker is still talking.

Live Transcription
GermanTranscript

KoreanTranslation

One-way translation

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

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Two-way German and Korean conversation

Each side speaks naturally and hears the other in their own language. Use it for live interpreters, bilingual voice agents, travel assistants, and customer support.

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German

German and Korean through a single stream

Set the source and target codes once. Transcript and translation arrive interleaved on one labeled token stream, with no extra round trip.

config.json
{
  "model": "stt-rt-v5",
  "translation": {
    "type": "one_way",
    "source_language": "de",
    "target_language": "ko"
  }
}

A breakthrough in real-time German to Korean translation

Translate before the sentence ends

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

Directional de to ko streaming

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

Native-speaker German STT accuracy

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

Names, numbers, and domain terms

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

German to Korean translation is built on top of the Soniox Speech-to-Text API. Turn it on by adding a translation block to your request.

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Estimate your German to Korean translation cost

Set your monthly audio volume to estimate your Soniox API cost for real-time speech-to-text translation.

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Based on public pay-as-you-go pricing. Enterprise discounts and committed-use contracts may differ. Some providers charge separately for certain features. The calculator uses the public price for the provider configuration that most closely matches Soniox.

Translate German to any language

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

AfrikaansAlbanianArabicAzerbaijaniBasqueBelarusianBengaliBosnianBulgarianCatalanChineseCroatianCzechDanishDutchEnglishEstonianFinnishFrenchGalicianGreekGujaratiHebrewHindiHungarianIndonesianItalianJapaneseKannadaKazakhKoreanLatvianLithuanianMacedonianMalayMalayalamMarathiNorwegianPersianPolishPortuguesePunjabiRomanianRussianSerbianSlovakSlovenianSpanishSwahiliSwedishTagalogTamilTeluguThaiTurkishUkrainianUrduVietnameseWelsh

Frequently asked questions

How do I translate German to Korean with the API?
Add a translation block to your real-time request with source_language "de" and target_language "ko". Soniox transcribes German and streams the Korean translation over the same WebSocket.
Is German to Korean translation real-time?
Yes. Soniox streams Korean while German is still being spoken, so meaning arrives mid-sentence instead of after the sentence ends.
What about translating Korean to German?
That direction is supported too. See the Korean to German page, or use two-way translation to run both directions in one session.
Does Soniox handle Latin to Hangul output?
Yes. Soniox outputs correctly scripted Korean text in Hangul directly in the token stream.
Does Soniox handle German dialects and accents?
Yes. Soniox handles German dialects like Bavarian, Swabian, and Swiss German in a single model, so Korean translation stays accurate across regions.
Which other providers support German to Korean?
Based on their public docs, OpenAI, Azure, and Speechmatics list both German and Korean for real-time translation. Soniox is the only one that also supports two-way live translation across 60+ languages.
How fast is German to Korean translation?
Soniox streams Korean as German is being spoken, with ultra-low latency. Translation arrives before the sentence ends.

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