Transcribe Swedish audio and video to text
Upload any Swedish recording and get accurate transcription that resolves tonal accent minimal pairs, handles the notoriously variable sje-sound, and correctly joins compound words. Vocova processes speech from Stockholm to Skåne with full å/ä/ö support.
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AI transcription that understands Swedish prosody and phonology
Swedish is the only major Germanic language with two contrastive tonal accents — accent 1 and accent 2 distinguish words like anden (the duck) from anden (the spirit), and tomten (the plot of land) from tomten (Santa Claus). The sje-sound /ɧ/ has at least five regional realizations, from a dark velar fricative in Stockholm to a more front pronunciation in Gothenburg. Swedish also enforces strict long/short complementary distribution between vowels and consonants: tak (roof, long vowel) vs tack (thanks, short vowel + long consonant). Vocova's AI navigates all of this to produce correctly spelled transcripts.
How it works
Upload your Swedish recording
Drag and drop or select any file containing Swedish speech. All common audio and video formats are accepted.
- MP3, WAV, MP4, MOV, MKV, and all other formats
- Files up to 500MB supported
- No format conversion needed
AI decodes Swedish prosody and phonetics
Our engine analyzes tonal accent patterns, resolves long/short vowel distinctions, and correctly joins compound words to produce standard Swedish text with å, ä, and ö.
- Tonal accent context resolved for word identification
- Compound words joined per Swedish spelling rules
- Speaker diarization for multi-person recordings
Export your transcript
Review the Swedish transcript, make adjustments, and export in the format that suits your workflow.
- Export as TXT, SRT, VTT, DOCX, or PDF
- Timestamps for every segment
- Edit directly in the browser before exporting
Features
Tonal accent pair resolution
Swedish uses two tonal accents that distinguish otherwise identical-looking words: anden (accent 1, the duck) vs anden (accent 2, the spirit), buren (the cage) vs buren (carried). Our AI uses prosodic analysis and sentence context to determine which word was spoken.
Sje-sound dialect handling
The Swedish sje-sound /ɧ/ (in words like sju, skjorta, stjärna) has wildly different realizations across regions — from a dark velar fricative in central Sweden to fronted variants in western dialects. Vocova recognizes all major variants and maps them to the correct spelling.
Compound word joining
Swedish writes compounds as single words: sjukhus (hospital), tandläkare (dentist), barnmorska (midwife). Our AI identifies compound boundaries in speech and joins them correctly, avoiding the common error of splitting compounds into separate words.
Long/short vowel spelling accuracy
Swedish has strict complementary distribution: a long vowel pairs with a short consonant (tak, roof) while a short vowel pairs with a long consonant (tack, thanks). The AI uses this phonological rule to select the correct spelling between minimal pairs.
Why choose Vocova
Document Swedish business meetings
Convert Swedish-language board meetings, strategy sessions, and client calls into written records with correct compound words and orthography for team alignment.
Create subtitles for Swedish video
Export transcripts as SRT or VTT files with full å/ä/ö support. Add accurate Swedish captions to YouTube content, corporate videos, or streaming media.
Process Scandinavian media content
Turn Swedish news broadcasts, podcasts, and documentary narration into searchable text for media monitoring, journalism, and content repurposing.
Support education and research
Transcribe Swedish lectures, seminar discussions, and research interviews into text for accessibility, student support, and qualitative academic analysis.
Who can benefit
Swedish businesses and startups
Transcribe Swedish meetings, pitch sessions, and client interactions into documented records with correct compound word spelling and proper Swedish orthography.
Swedish podcasters and content creators
Generate subtitles and show notes from Swedish-language recordings. Compound words, å/ä/ö characters, and regional speech all handled correctly.
Researchers and academics in Scandinavia
Convert Swedish interviews, conference talks, and field recordings into text for qualitative analysis, linguistics research, and digital humanities projects.
Nordic media companies and translators
Transcribe Swedish broadcasts and use accurate transcripts as the foundation for subtitling, dubbing preparation, or translation into other languages.
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