§ Dictionary
Custom dictionary
A per-language vocabulary list of names, places, projects, and domain terms. Dictionary entries help speech-to-text spell things correctly and ground Polish-stage substitutions. Distinct from replacement rules and snippets.
Who this is for
Anyone with proper nouns, jargon, or non-English terms that the default STT model gets wrong. Researchers, lawyers, developers naming products and libraries.
Dictionary vs replacements vs snippets
These three concepts overlap, so the distinction matters:
A vocabulary term — added in Settings › Dictionary › Vocabulary — teaches Dettivo a proper noun. "Dettivo", "WhisperKit", your co-founder's name. The STT model receives the term as a hint; the Polish stage uses it to ground spelling.
A replacement rule — Settings › Dictionary › Replacements — is a deterministic "when heard X, write Y" mapping. "Quote unquote" → empty. "Dot com" → ".com". Applied during Polish.
A snippet — Settings › General › Snippets — is a trigger-to-expansion rule for shorthand. "Sig" → your full email signature. Different concept, different surface.
Settings › Dictionary
Settings › Dictionary
- Vocabulary tab
- Terms, search field, delete-selected, category picker, optional pronunciation.
- Extract terms
- Mine your existing transcripts for repeated proper nouns Dettivo missed. Review one at a time.
- Import selected terms
- Paste a list and import. CSV or one-per-line.
- Per-language scope
- Each language profile carries its own vocabulary set. Settings › Languages → Edit profile → Vocabulary.
Launching April 2026
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