What should I put in it?
People and product names, acronyms and jargon that are often misheard or mistranslated.
Dictionary
Teach EdgeSpeak your names and terms
Add a word once. It helps transcription recognize it, and it can fix how it is translated.
Direct answer
The dictionary holds terms you care about. Entries double as transcription hot words and carry per-language wording for translation.
Hot words for transcription
Adding a term helps it get recognized accurately during transcription.
Translations you control
Keep product names and terms consistent by storing the wording for each language in the dictionary.
Also for alignment requests
In the alignment API, set apply_dictionary in text_normalization to use dictionaries, and optionally limit it with dictionary_ids.
FAQ
Is it applied automatically?
Dictionary entries serve as hot words in transcription. In alignment requests, the API applies dictionaries only when text_normalization sets apply_dictionary to true.
Does it affect translation?
Yes. Dictionary translations can be switched on for the translation prompt.