Fact · Languages and accents
Microsoft's German table for Dictate in Word maps the spoken phrase for the opening quotation mark to « » (guillemets), not to the low German mark „.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“öffnendes anführungszeichen, beginn zitatschließendes anführungszeichen, ende zitat « »”
Dictate your documents in Word, Microsoft, 2026, German punctuation table.
Open the original- What it measures
- This is a real disagreement with Apple's German table, which maps the same German wording to „ and “.
- What it does not show
- Microsoft's table follows its own convention. When you dictate German for publication, check which marks your editor expects.