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Open Custom Vocabulary
Log in to Transkriptor and go to your dashboard. On the left side menu bar, click the Custom Vocabulary option.
Custom Vocabulary for Transcription
Teach Transkriptor the words your team actually uses. Custom vocabulary transcription helps capture specialized terms, names, abbreviationd and phrases.
What is Custom Vocabulary for Transcription?
Custom vocabulary lets you add your own words and phrases to Transkriptor so the AI knows to watch for them and improve transcription accuracy.
With custom vocabulary transcription, you can add:
Medical and clinical terms (drug names, procedures, diagnoses)
Legal terminology and case references
Product names, platform names, and internal tools
Company names and brand names
Industry acronyms and abbreviations
People's names that are uncommon or likely to be misheard
Once a term is in your list, it applies to every transcript you generate going forward. You set it up once, and the improvement carries through automatically.
The Difference Custom Vocabulary Transcription Makes
Here is what the same spoken content looks like before and after custom vocabulary transcription is configured.
How to Set Up Custom Vocabulary Transcription in Transkriptor
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Add Your Terms
Type in the words, names, or phrases you want Transkriptor to recognize. Add them one at a time or paste a list.
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Upload Your Recording or Record Live
Once your vocabulary is saved, upload an existing audio or video file or start a live recording directly in Transkriptor.
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Download Your Transcript
When transcription is complete, review your transcript and download it in your preferred format.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Custom vocabulary transcription means adding your own industry-specific words, names, and phrases to Transkriptor so it recognizes and spells them correctly. Instead of guessing at an unfamiliar term, the AI uses your list as a reference during transcription.
AI transcription tools are trained on general speech, so uncommon proper nouns, brand names, and people's names often get misheard or substituted with similar-sounding words. Adding those names to your custom vocabulary list tells Transkriptor exactly what to listen for and how to spell it.
Yes, custom vocabulary is one of the best features for healthcare to transcribe medical terminologies accurately. You can add drug names, diagnostic terms, procedure names, and physician names. Transkriptor uses your vocabulary list during transcription, so clinical terms come out correctly spelled every time.
Yes. Once you save your list, it applies to every transcript you generate in Transkriptor from that point forward. You do not need to reapply it for each recording.
Yes. You can add framework names, tool names, internal codenames, API references, and any other technical language your team uses regularly. This is one of the most effective ways to improve transcription accuracy for technical meetings where general AI tends to struggle.
No. Custom vocabulary transcription applies at the time of transcription. It will not retroactively correct existing transcripts. If you have an older transcript with errors, you would need to re-run the audio with your vocabulary list active.
No, custom vocabulary is available on the Transkriptor’s Pro plan. The custom vocabulary option is accessible directly from the left menu bar on your dashboard once it is available on your plan.