transcribieren

Transkribieren is a German verb that means to transcribe, i.e., to render spoken language, music, or other material into a written form or another notation. It denotes the act of producing a readable record from an audible source, whether by writing, typing, or converting to a new symbolic system. In German, the standard spelling is transkribieren; transcribieren is a common misspelling.

Etymology and related terms: The verb derives from Latin transcribere, meaning to write across or to copy. The related noun is Transkription, referring to the process or the product of transcription. The result is a transcript, or Transkript, which can be a written record of speech, a phonetic transcription, or a musical arrangement.

Conjugation: Present tense forms include ich transkribiere, du transkribierst, er/sie/es transkribiert, wir transkribieren, ihr transkribiert, sie transkribieren. Simple past (Präteritum) forms are ich transkribierte, du transkribiertest, er/sie/es transkribierte, wir transkribierten, ihr transkriptet, sie transkribierten. Participle: Partizip Perfekt transkribiert; Partizip I transkribierend.

Usage and contexts: Transkribieren is used across disciplines and applications. In linguistics, researchers transkribieren spoken data to analyze phonetics and phonology, often using standard brackets and slashes for phonemic or phonetic notation. In music, it refers to converting a composition into another notation or adaptation for different instruments. In media and journalism, it means producing written transcripts of interviews, speeches, or court proceedings. Automatic transcription and speech-to-text technologies increasingly support the process, though human review remains important for accuracy.

See also: Transkript, Transkription, phonetic transcription, music transcription.