Fact · Transcription
31.6times the Spanish error rate
On the FLEURS test, Whisper large-v2's word error rate in Yoruba was about 31.6 times its rate in Spanish.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
- What it measures
- Both rates come from the same FLEURS table for Whisper large-v2 in the 2022 paper, so the ratio compares like with like. It is a ratio of two word error rates, not a measured error rate itself.
- How it is calculated
- 94.8 / 3.0 = 31.6