Fact · Dictation on Windows
12language variants
Microsoft lists 12 language variants for basic text, symbols, letters and numbers in Windows 10 dictation: Simplified Chinese, four English, two French, German, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese and two Spanish.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“You can dictate basic text, symbols, letters, and numbers in these languages: Simplified Chinese English (Australia, Canada, India, United Kingdom) French (France, Canada) German (Germany) Italian (Italy) Portuguese (Brazil) Spanish (Mexico, Spain)”
Use voice typing to talk instead of type on your PC, Microsoft, Microsoft Support, Accessibility, n.d., Supported languages, Windows 10 section.
Open the original- What it measures
- The list sits in the Windows 10 part of Microsoft's voice typing page, after the dictation command table. The page does not list US English among the basic-text variants, so this count excludes it.
- What it does not show
- The list covers basic text only. The command table is US English only, and Windows 10 reached end of support on October 14, 2025.