Dictation Languages

dicto's dictation is drawn from Apple's speech recognition and supports every language and dialect the device supports - more than 50 in total. The most widely used are listed below.

LanguageMajor markets
EnglishUnited States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa
SpanishSpain, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Peru, Chile, Venezuela, Ecuador, United States
FrenchFrance, Canada, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg
GermanGermany, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg
PortugueseBrazil, Portugal
ItalianItaly, Switzerland
DutchNetherlands, Belgium
DanishDenmark
SwedishSweden
NorwegianNorway
FinnishFinland
ArabicSaudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Morocco, Iraq, Algeria, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar
HebrewIsrael
TurkishTürkiye
RussianRussia, Kazakhstan, and other Russian-speaking regions
UkrainianUkraine
PolishPoland
CzechCzechia
SlovakSlovakia
HungarianHungary
RomanianRomania, Moldova
CroatianCroatia
GreekGreece, Cyprus
CatalanSpain (Catalonia)
HindiIndia
ThaiThailand
VietnameseVietnam
IndonesianIndonesia
MalayMalaysia, Singapore, Brunei
JapaneseJapan
KoreanSouth Korea
Mandarin Chinese (Simplified)Mainland China, Singapore
Mandarin Chinese (Traditional)Taiwan
CantoneseHong Kong, Macau
ShanghaineseShanghai region, mainland China

Many of these languages are available in several regional variants (for example, English and Spanish each offer multiple regional options in the app's Language setting). Availability of individual languages depends on the device and iOS version.

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