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Word error rate

Also called WER

What does “Word error rate” mean?

Word error rate: A speech recognition error measure based on substitutions, deletions, and insertions relative to a reference transcript.

Word error rate visual guide: A speech recognition error measure based on substitutions, deletions, and insertions relative to a reference transcript.
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What is an example of “Word error rate”?

A team compares transcription quality on the same set of call recordings.

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See also

Speech-to-textTermText-to-speechTermSpeaker diarizationTermVoice activity detectionTermSpeech enhancementTerm

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