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Croatian conversational speech dataset
1,500 hours of spontaneous Croatian conversations recorded in Croatia across 150 vetted native speakers. Dual-channel audio with time-aligned transcripts, speaker metadata (age, gender, region, device), and full chain-of-consent documentation. Licensed for commercial ASR, TTS, and voice AI training.
Dataset specifications
| Language | Croatian |
|---|---|
| Recorded in | Croatia |
| Speech type | Spontaneous two-person conversations |
| Volume | 1,500 hours |
| Speakers | 150 vetted native speakers |
| Audio | Dual-channel (one channel per speaker) |
| Transcripts | Time-aligned, human-verified |
| Metadata | Age, gender, region, recording device |
| License | Commercial (training & evaluation) |
| Price | $75 per hour of audio |
Need more hours, another dialect or your own recording setup? We collect speech data to spec.
Built for
Training and evaluating speech models that must handle real Croatian speech:
- Automatic speech recognition (ASR / STT)
- Text-to-speech & voice synthesis prosody
- Voice agents and IVR for Croatia
- Speaker diarization & turn-taking models
- Speech LLM / audio-understanding fine-tuning
Why conversational data?
Models trained on read speech consistently underperform on spontaneous audio. Disfluencies, overlap, and natural speech rates aren’t in the training distribution. This dataset closes that gap for Croatian. Read more in our guide to conversational vs. scripted speech data.
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Public alternatives
Public Croatian speech data vs. this dataset
| Source | What it is | License | Commercial training |
|---|---|---|---|
| ParlaSpeech-HR 2.0 (opens in a new tab)Jožef Stefan Institute (CLARIN.SI repository) | Croatian Parliament recordings from its YouTube channel, segmented and aligned to ParlaMint transcripts; 3,061 hours. | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Allowed |
| VoxPopuli (opens in a new tab)Meta (facebookresearch) | European Parliament event recordings from 2009 to 2020, with 43 hours of transcribed Croatian speech. | CC0 for the VoxPopuli data; the raw audio falls under the European Parliament legal notice | Unclear |
| FLEURS (opens in a new tab)Google | Read sentences from the FLoRes translation benchmark, recorded for 102 languages; training sets hold around 10 hours per language. | CC BY 4.0 | Allowed |
ParlaSpeech-HR and VoxPopuli are parliamentary speeches and FLEURS is read sentences; ours is two-person conversation recorded in Croatia, one channel per speaker, with speaker metadata.
Licenses as published by each source, checked October 2026. Check the current terms before use.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What does the Croatian speech dataset include?
1,500 hours of spontaneous two-person conversations from 150 vetted native speakers recorded in Croatia, delivered as dual-channel audio with time-aligned transcripts, speaker metadata (age, gender, region, device), and consent documentation.
What makes Croatian hard for speech recognition?
Croatian has pitch accent and vowel length that standard spelling doesn't mark. Regional speech varies a lot, from the Štokavian standard to Kajkavian around Zagreb and Čakavian on the coast, and seven cases multiply word forms.
Is there free Croatian speech data?
Yes, ParlaSpeech-HR and FLEURS are free for commercial use. VoxPopuli has unclear terms. This dataset is spontaneous two-person conversation recorded in Croatia, with speaker metadata, one channel per speaker and signed commercial-use consent.
Can I use this Croatian dataset commercially?
Yes. The dataset is licensed for commercial use, including training ASR, TTS, and other voice-AI models. Every speaker has signed explicit commercial-use consent, and we provide the full consent chain for your legal review.
How much does the Croatian speech dataset cost?
Pricing is $75 per hour of audio. Volume discounts are available for full-dataset and multi-language purchases. Contact us for a quote.
Can I evaluate samples before buying?
Yes. Request samples with your company email, and we'll email you representative audio files and matching transcripts so your team can audit quality before committing.
$85/hr