Fact · Dictation on Windows
Microsoft says voice typing can use a language that is different from the one chosen for Windows.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“You can use a voice typing language that's different than the one you've chosen for Windows.”
Use voice typing to talk instead of type on your PC, Microsoft, 2026, Install a voice typing language.
Open the original- What it measures
- This is why a language mismatch can be a cause of failure, and why the voice typing language can be set separately from the Windows display language.
- What it does not show
- Microsoft does not say what happens to words spoken in a different language.