Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

speech recognition

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.32 in modern English

Syllables
speech recog-ni-tion
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The function of a front-end software system which processes input in the form of spoken language into a sequence of phonemes or characters, or into electronic commands for a computing system.

Uncountable

Usage

Phrases

character recognition optical character recognition

Frequently Paired Words

character recognition optical character recognition

Synonyms

Questions

What does speech recognition mean?
The function of a front-end software system which processes input in the form of spoken language into a sequence of phonemes or characters, or into electronic commands for a computing system.

How to pronounce speech recognition

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “speech recognition”.
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  4. Repeat and practice — Say “speech recognition” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.