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Dictionary

Dictionary

The dictionary helps Murmure recognize words it might otherwise miss or misspell - proper nouns, technical terms, brand names, etc.

How It Works

Murmure uses a phonetic matching algorithm (Beider-Morse) to compare what Parakeet transcribed against your dictionary entries. If a spoken word sounds similar to a dictionary entry, it's replaced.

Example: You add "Kieirra" to the dictionary. When you say "Kieirra" and Parakeet transcribes "Kierra" or "Kyera", the dictionary corrects it to "Kieirra".

Adding Words

  1. Go to Settings > Dictionary (or the Personalize section)
  2. Type the word and click Add
  3. The word is immediately active for future transcriptions

Best Practices

Less is more

The dictionary works best with a small, targeted list of words. Adding too many entries (especially hundreds of similar-sounding words) degrades transcription quality.

Do:

  • Add proper nouns that Parakeet consistently gets wrong (company names, people's names)
  • Add technical terms specific to your field
  • Add acronyms that should be capitalized (e.g., "LAMOTRIGINE", "NestJS")

Don't:

  • Add entire medication lists or full glossaries
  • Add common words that Parakeet already handles well
  • Add words with numbers or special characters (not supported - use Formatting Rules instead)

Why Does a Large Dictionary Hurt Quality?

The phonetic matching algorithm matches aggressively when many similar-sounding entries exist. For example, adding 200 medical terms can cause "a" to be matched to "eau", or random prefixes to appear. Only add words that are frequently mis-recognized.

Dictionary Limitations

  • Alphabetical characters only - Numbers, hyphens, and special characters are not supported in dictionary entries
  • Single words only - Multi-word phrases are not supported
  • Phonetic matching only - The algorithm matches by sound, not by context

For complex replacements (multi-word, with numbers, context-dependent), use Formatting Rules with regex instead.

Import / Export

You can import and export your dictionary for backup or sharing:

  • Export: Downloads your dictionary as a file
  • Import: Loads words from a previously exported file
  • Clear all: Removes all dictionary entries

Medical presets are available for common medical terminology.