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Transcribe Dutch audio to text
Transcribe Dutch audio to text: Fathom transcribes Dutch natively, Otter names German instead, and Dutch compounds arrive as one long word. Our engine covers 99+ languages.
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In short
Fathom transcribes Dutch natively — one of the 7 languages in its help-centre list. We do not: we publish the languages we really have, 99+ languages. Otter names German, not Dutch. Our own file limits: up to 30 minutes, $0, and 3 files a day.
The case
Why a Dutch sentence is a puzzle of compounds
A Dutch sentence is a row of small words that belong together. Ziekenhuis is one word that carries three, and a transcript that splits it into pieces is hard to search and hard to read aloud. The vowels carry their own traps: a diaeresis over the e is not decoration, it changes the sound.
Who transcribes Dutch without translating it
not transcribed by our engine
Fathom — Dutch is one of the 7 languages it transcribes natively, the rest of its 38 are translated
Fireflies 100+, Notta 58+, tl;dv 30+ transcription languages — Dutch is not named on those pages
tl;dv Pro is $18 a place a month paid yearly; Fathom Premium is $20 a month
How to get a Dutch transcript
- 1
Keep the compounds whole
Check that the long words arrive in one piece. A split is a hint that the service works word by word, and the search suffers for it.
- 2
Read the vowels
ë, é and the other marked vowels are sounds, not decoration. A transcript that drops them is not Dutch, it is a rough draft of Dutch.
- 3
Ask which languages are native
Fathom names 7 languages it transcribes without translating them, Dutch among them. A service that only translates your recording gives you a translation, not a transcript.
- 4
Look at the names and digits
A meeting with two colleagues and one street address tells you more than a marketing page does: names and numbers are where a language model slips.
Tips
Keep the long words in one piece.
Ask for the native languages.
Read the vowels, not the spelling.
A name is the fastest check.
Questions this page answers
Who transcribes Dutch natively?
Fathom, according to its help centre, read on 22 October 2026: Dutch is one of the 7 languages it transcribes itself, and the other 31 of its 38 it translates.
Does Transcribsi transcribe Dutch?
No. We run an engine for 99+ languages — and we publish only the two we can actually run.
Dutch or Flemish, and does it matter?
The spellings differ in a small number of words and the grammar is close. If the recording is Flemish, say so: a service tuned to Dutch will read it, but the vocabulary will look off.
What do I get for the money?
A transcript with a timecode on every line, speakers named on request, and six export formats. The free plan is $0 with 3 files a day, and Pro is $10 a month paid yearly.
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Sources
- HFathom help centre — the languages it transcribeshelp.fathom.video · checked 22 October 2026
- FFathom pricing — Premium $20 a monthfathom.ai · checked 22 October 2026
- Ttl;dv pricing — 30+ transcription languagestldv.io · checked 22 October 2026
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