Free French Speech to Text Transcription
Free French speech to text using our advanced AI transcription tool, Scribe. Transcribe French voice, audio, and speech with industry-leading accuracy—Scribe outperforms Google Gemini and OpenAI Whisper, delivering a word error rate of just 3.1% on the FLEURS benchmark and 5.5% on Common Voice. Get accurate French transcriptions for films, podcasts, business meetings, medical dictation, and more.
Choose a sample or upload an audio/video file, then click the button to transcribe
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Every word, perfectly captured
Scribe listens to every nuance, capturing each French word with unmatched precision. Delivering audio transcription in 99 languages—with character-level timestamps, speaker diarization, and audio-event tagging—it returns structured results for seamless integration
French Transcription Benchmark
| Model | FLEURS |
|---|---|
Scribe v1 | 3.1% WER |
Deepgram Nova 2 | 9.9% WER |
Gemini Flash 2 | 4.7% WER |
Whisper Large v3 | 6.0% WER |
Powerful French Audio to Text features for your app
Transform your French audio into flawless text with Scribe, the world's most advanced ASR (automatic speech recognition) model with the simplest speech to text API integration
Industry-leading accuracy
Achieve precision like never before—Scribe delivers the industry's lowest word error rate for perfectly accurate French transcription
Smart speaker diarization
In any conversation, even the busiest ones, Scribe intuitively distinguishes and labels every speaker for clear, organized transcripts
Precise word-level timestamps
Capture the exact moment each word is spoken. Scribe's detailed timestamps enable seamless subtitle syncing and interactive audio experiences
Dynamic audio tagging
From laughter to footsteps, Scribe's transcription model tags every sound event, enriching your French transcripts with the full context of your audio
Global language support
Break language barriers with support for French and 98 other languages—Scribe unlocks AI transcription capabilities for languages previously out of reach
Language Overview
French Language Information
Speakers: 280 million Accents: Parisian, Canadian (Québécois), Belgian, Swiss, African (Senegalese, Moroccan, Algerian), Southern French (Marseille, Toulouse) Official language in: France, Canada (federal level and Quebec), Belgium, Switzerland, Monaco, Luxembourg, Haiti, and several African countries including Senegal, Mali, and Côte d'Ivoire Spoken in: Europe (particularly France, Belgium, Switzerland), Canada (Quebec), parts of the United States, North and West Africa, Lebanon, and various former French colonies A Romance language descended from Vulgar Latin. Known for its elegant pronunciation, complex verb conjugations, and significant influence on English vocabulary.
Developers
Integrate ElevenLabs Scribe
Seamlessly integrate the world's most accurate speech to text model for French, into your application. Get started with our developer-friendly examples that showcase features like diarization, character-level timestamps, and audio-event tagging for flawless transcriptions
Transcribe French audio, voice, and speech with unmatched precision
Explore the key features behind the world’s most accurate French transcription engine.
French Audio to Text
Transcribe French audio with unmatched accuracy using ElevenLabs’ industry-leading speech-to-text model. Whether you're converting long-form recordings, meetings, or podcasts into text, Scribe captures every word and sound event—including non-verbal cues like laughter or ambient noise. The transcription includes speaker diarization and character-level timestamps, helping you structure conversations cleanly. With robust support for 99 languages, Scribe delivers high-quality French audio transcription at scale.
French Voice to Text
Transcribe spoken French into clean, structured text with Scribe—our advanced voice recognition and transcription engine. Ideal for voice memos, dictation, or customer support calls, Scribe processes speech in real time and outputs highly accurate transcripts. It automatically distinguishes between speakers and inserts precise timestamps, making the final transcription easy to follow and ready for subtitle or search indexing. ElevenLabs ensures that your French voice transcription is both reliable and production-ready.
French Speech to Text
ElevenLabs delivers fast, accurate French speech transcription powered by AI. Scribe listens to every detail—intonation, pauses, and background sounds—to transcribe natural French speech with human-like precision. Whether you’re working with live audio or pre-recorded media, our model returns structured transcripts complete with speaker labels and exact word-level timing. Scribe sets the new standard for French speech-to-text transcription across industries.
AI Speech to Text transcription in 99 languages
Our AI speech to text transcription supports 99 languages, just select the language and upload your audio file.