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70percent word accuracy (study measure)
On the German interview, Whisper reached above 70 percent on the study's word accuracy measure, while Dragon was below 5 percent.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Dragon's word accuracy measure is below 5%, whereas Whisper reached above 70%.”
Automatic Transcription of English and German Qualitative Interviews, Susanne Wollin-Giering et al., Forum: Qualitative Social Research, 25(1), Art. 8, 2024, Results for the German interview, Figure 3.
Open the original- What it measures
- The study used a proxy for accuracy that counts correct, missing and wrong words, not the standard word error rate.
- What it does not show
- One German interview and a proxy measure. It shows how far tools can differ on one recording, not a general accuracy figure.