Official documentation
Befehle zum Diktieren von Text auf dem Mac
Apple Inc. (Mac-Hilfe, German), 2026
Read the originalRead on October 17, 2026
- What it is
- Apple's German Mac Help page with the spoken commands for punctuation, typography and symbols during Dictation.
- How much weight it carries
- Official vendor documentation. The table is Apple's own list; it does not say how often each command is recognized in practice.
Facts taken from this source
- Apple's German Mac help says that in supported languages the Dictation feature inserts certain punctuation marks automatically as you dictate.
“In unterstützten Sprachen fügt die Diktierfunktion während des Diktierens automatisch bestimmte Satzzeichen ein.” (Commands introduction (German))
- Apple's German Mac table maps the spoken words 'Doppelpunkt', 'Komma' and 'Punkt' to the colon (:), the comma (,) and the full stop (.).
“Doppelpunkt : Komma , ... Bindestrich - Punkt .” (Typografie table (German))
- Apple's German Mac table maps the spoken phrase 'Anführungszeichen unten' to the low opening quotation mark („) and 'Anführungszeichen oben' to the high closing mark (“).
“Anführungszeichen unten „ Anführungszeichen oben “” (Typografie table (German))
- Apple's German Mac table maps the spoken word 'Fragezeichen' to the question mark (?) and 'Ausrufezeichen' to the exclamation mark (!).
“Ausrufezeichen ! Bindestrich - Punkt . Fragezeichen ?” (Typografie table (German))