Fact · Dictation on Windows
Microsoft's English (United States) voice typing table lists 'Delete that', 'Erase that' and 'Scratch that' for deleting the last spoken word or phrase, and 'Select that' for selecting it.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Delete last spoken word or phrase Delete that Erase that Scratch that Select last spoken word or phrase Select that”
Use voice typing to talk instead of type on your PC, Microsoft, 2026, Voice typing commands, English (United States) table.
Open the original- What it measures
- This is the row group of the English (United States) command table, which Microsoft places under the phrases 'Stop listening' and 'Press Enter'. Each row pairs what you want to do with the phrases you can say.
- What it does not show
- These phrases belong to Windows 11 voice typing. Voice Access uses different wording for the same actions, and voice typing does not list a command that corrects a word you said several sentences back.