Fact · Languages and accents
Azure's continuous language identification does not detect a change of language within a sentence. A Spanish sentence with English words inside it is not detected word by word.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Continuous LID doesn't support changing languages within the same sentence. For example, if you're primarily speaking Spanish and insert some English words, it doesn't detect the language change per word.”
Implement language identification (Azure Speech, Microsoft Learn), Microsoft, Microsoft Learn, 2026, Continuous language identification.
Open the original- What it measures
- Microsoft recommends continuous mode when the language in the audio could change, such as a conversation between speakers.
- What it does not show
- This is the vendor's own description of its design. It does not say how the service handles a sentence that mixes languages in another way.