Fact · Dictation
Azure AI Speech's profanity setting has a raw option, which includes profanity in the recognition result, so the words are returned as recognized.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“which includes profanity in the result. The default setting is masked”
Speech to text REST API for short audio, Microsoft Learn (Azure AI Speech), n.d., Optional parameters for the detailed response, profanity.
Open the original- What it measures
- The setting is a request parameter for the Speech to text REST API for short audio. It has three values: masked, removed and raw.
- What it does not show
- This is a developer setting for the cloud API. Consumer dictation apps may not expose it, and the page does not describe how the raw text is shown in a product.