Voice mode misrecognizes German speech as English
Status Fixed / completed
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Activity 4 comments · opened Mar 11, 2026 · closed Mar 11, 2026
Description
Voice mode (/voice, hold Space to record) consistently misrecognizes German speech as English. When speaking German, the transcription produces random English words instead of the actual German content.
Steps to Reproduce
- Start Claude Code
- Run
/voiceto enable voice mode - Hold Space and speak a German sentence (e.g., "Ich möchte eine Datei erstellen")
- Release Space
Expected Behavior
The transcription should recognize the spoken German and produce a German text prompt.
Actual Behavior
The transcription outputs nonsensical English words that don't match what was spoken in German.
Environment
- OS: Windows (MINGW/Git Bash)
- Claude Code: latest
- Language: German (Deutsch)
Possible Cause
The underlying speech-to-text model (likely Whisper) appears to default to English and doesn't correctly detect German as the spoken language.
Suggestion
- Allow users to configure the voice recognition language (e.g.,
--language deor a setting in.claude/settings.json) - Or improve automatic language detection for non-English languages
4 Comments
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i also noticed that it doesnt understand german and transcribes it into english.
can i get a free unlimited token now? ;D
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