Transcribe Portuguese audio to text
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Portuguese transcription, in detail
Accuracy, the accents we cover, and the words worth teaching your custom dictionary.
Estimated accuracy
Known locally as
Script, left to right
Model
Estimated on clear, single-speaker audio. Recording quality, crosstalk and background noise move this figure further than the language itself does.
Accents and varieties covered
Portuguese is not one accent. These are the varieties the model is built to handle, so a regional speaker is not a special case.
European Portuguese Brazilian Angolan Mozambican- Speakers
- about 260 million
- Where it's spoken
- Brazil, Portugal, Angola, Mozambique and the other lusophone countries
- Language family
- Indo-European, Romance
- Say hello
- Olá
What the output looks like
Timestamped, speaker-labelled, and editable in your browser the moment it lands.
Vamos começar pelos números do último trimestre.
In English: Let's start with last quarter's figures.
Words worth adding to your custom dictionary
Every language has a handful of words any engine has to guess at. In Portuguese these are the usual ones. Add them to your custom dictionary once and they come back right in every transcript from then on.
| Commonly guessed | What you meant | Why they collide |
|---|---|---|
| facto | fato | European and Brazilian spellings differ for the same word. |
| a | à | The contracted article is inaudible. |
| Goncalves | Gonçalves | The cedilla disappears in exported documents. |
Getting the best Portuguese transcript
Add the vocabulary of the variety you publish in to your custom dictionary. European, Brazilian and African Portuguese differ in everyday words and in places in spelling, and the dictionary keeps the transcript consistent with your house style.
Add names with cedillas and accents to your custom dictionary in their correct spelling. That is what stops them arriving stripped of their diacritics.
Common questions about Portuguese transcription
Who needs Portuguese transcription?
Brazilian and Portuguese broadcasters, legal and financial services, multinationals with operations across the lusophone world, market research agencies, and universities.
How accurate is Portuguese transcription?
We estimate around 97.2% on clear, single-speaker Portuguese audio. Recording quality moves that figure further than the language does, so a close microphone and one person speaking at a time is the biggest lever you have. Names, places and industry terms go into your custom dictionary once and come back right in every transcript after that.
Which Portuguese accents and dialects are supported?
These varieties: European Portuguese, Brazilian, Angolan, Mozambican. The model is built for all of them, so a recording with several accents in the room is handled the same way as one without.
What is distinctive about Portuguese?
European and Brazilian Portuguese differ in pronunciation, vocabulary and in places spelling, far enough that one model tuned to the average serves neither well. The model recognises which variety it is hearing and spells accordingly, including the African varieties.
Will Portuguese text export correctly?
Yes. Portuguese text (Latin) comes through every export unchanged: Microsoft Word, PDF, plain text, and SRT, VTT and Avid DS subtitles. Text direction and diacritics survive the round trip, so a transcript opens the way it looked in the editor.
How long does Portuguese transcription take?
Most transcriptions are ready in less time than the length of the file. A 60-minute recording is typically processed well under an hour, and you get an email as soon as it is ready.
Can I translate a Portuguese transcript?
Yes. Pick a target language and click translate: your Portuguese transcript is translated into any of 60+ languages as a full, editable document with word-level timestamps preserved, so you can export subtitles from the translation just as you would from the original.
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Advanced Artificial Intelligence
Advanced AI speech recognition that handles a wide range of accents, dialects and languages.
Trusted by Businesses Globally
Thousands of businesses work with Go Transcribe and rely on us for Portuguese transcription.
One-Click Translation
Translate your Portuguese transcripts to over 60 languages with a single click. Create multilingual versions of the same recording without leaving the editor.
Ensuring accuracy for automatically transcribing Portuguese audio into text
Just like converting any language audio or video file into text, there are a few tips to follow to get the best results:
Ensure that speakers are not talking over each other and that the recording device is close to the person speaking.
Try to reduce background noise
Try to eliminate any static or echo
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