French data for AI training, collected to your brief
French data from IndecalAI is collected or reviewed by a native French speaker, not pulled from an existing archive. We work with speakers across Europe, with regional accents that a single generic model usually misses, matched to your brief and checked before delivery.
What French data can we produce?
French data from IndecalAI is speech, text, conversational and translation data collected or reviewed by a French speaker for your brief, not pulled from an existing archive.
Regional accents and dialect words inside a single country can trip up a model trained on one generic variety, so tell us the region or audience you're targeting.
This sits across several of our services depending on what you need: data collection for raw speech or text, conversational AI data for dialogue, and translation and localization for converting between French and another language.
Image and video categories on our datasets hub don't depend on language at all, so a project can combine this with visual data from the same region.
French data at a glance
- Data types
- Speech, text, conversational, translation
- Services
- Data collection, Translation
- Who works on it
- Contributors from our network of 30,000+ people worldwide, matched to your brief.
- Review
- A review pass before anything is delivered.
- Your data
- NDA first, used only for the agreed scope, returned or deleted when you ask.
- First step
- A small free sample before you commit.
What to know about French before you brief it
French is the official language of France and an official language in many other countries, from Canada and Belgium to a large group of African nations, where it is often the language of schooling and administration.
French has real regional variety: Quebec French, African French and Metropolitan French differ in accent, vocabulary and sometimes grammar, so a French project should name the market. Accented letters change the meaning of words and must be preserved. Spoken French also links words together in ways written text does not show, which is a challenge for transcription, and formal address using vous changes the tone of a customer conversation.
Languages that sit close to French in script, family or region: Italian data, Spanish data, Catalan data, Portuguese data, Romanian data and Haitian Creole data.
Categories we build in French: French Retail and E-commerce Support Speech Data, French Retail Review Sentiment Data.
Deciding what to specify for any language? The guide to speech data collection covers the choices that apply across languages, and the one on transcription for AI and for people covers how speech becomes text.
French at a glance
- Language family
- Indo-European (Romance)
- Script
- Latin letters with accents, left to right
- Spoken mainly in
- France, Belgium, Switzerland, Canada, and many countries in West and Central Africa
- Name it in a brief
- Metropolitan French, Canadian (Quebec) French, Belgian and Swiss French, African French
- Its own name
- français
Four ways to request French data
Each links to the service that runs it, with its full scope and process.
French speech data
Recorded speech in French: calls, prompts and voice bot utterances, built around the regional accent your model needs to recognize.
French text data
Written French: messages, reviews, tickets or chat logs, written or labeled by people who read it natively.
French conversational data
Scripted or spontaneous French dialogue for voice bots and support agents, with the regional accent your users expect.
French translation
Human-verified translation between French and another language, covering prompts, UI copy and training data.
What to put in a French brief
Four things worth deciding before contributors start, so the first sample already looks right.
Region or dialect
French is spoken mainly in France, Belgium, Switzerland, Canada, and many countries in West and Central Africa. Worth naming in a brief: Metropolitan French, Canadian (Quebec) French, Belgian and Swiss French, African French. Tell us the region or community you're targeting so contributors are matched to the right one.
Script or transliteration
Script for French: Latin letters with accents, left to right. Say whether you want the native script, a transliterated version, or both, especially if your downstream system only reads one.
Data type mix
Speech, text, conversational and translation can be requested together or on their own. Tell us the mix your model needs.
Volume and timeline
A rough sense of how much data and how soon lets us staff the right number of contributors from the start.
From your brief to reviewed French data
One named contact owns the project from scoping to the last file.
Brief
You tell us the data type, the French variety or region and roughly how much you need.
NDA and scope
We sign an NDA before any data moves, then agree the scope with you.
Free sample
We produce a small sample free, so you can check it before you commit.
Production
Contributors from our network work in our own tools, to the brief you set.
Review
A review pass runs before anything is delivered.
Delivery
The data comes to you, or moves on to another service with us.
Where French data ends up
Common jobs for French data. They're examples of the work, not a client list.
Voice bots and IVR
Recorded French prompts and calls teach a voice bot to recognize how people actually speak, not just how a script reads.
Support chat and tickets
Everyday French messages, written in the domain you work in, give a chat assistant real phrasing to learn from.
Content moderation and sentiment
Labeled French posts, reviews and messages teach a model to read tone and intent correctly in this language.
Localizing a product
Translating prompts, UI copy and training data into French so a product reads like it was written for that market, not machine-translated.
Off-the-shelf French data, or built to your brief?
We hold around 35,000 hours of off-the-shelf speech, prompts and conversations already collected across our network, and roughly 500 hours of it is French: see the French speech dataset. Here's how the two paths compare.
| Topic | A typical off-the-shelf dataset | French data with us |
|---|---|---|
| Already collected? | No way to know until you've already paid for it | Yes: roughly 500 hours of French speech are already recorded, and we tell you what they cover before you buy |
| Fit to your brief | Built for whoever bought it first, not your exact region, register or use case | Collected or reviewed to the region, script and format you specify |
| Who else has it | The same files can be sold to more than one buyer | Custom collections are scoped to your engagement. For stock data, who else can license it is set in your licence |
| Checking the fit | You find out after you've already paid for it | A small free sample first, so you check it before committing to volume |
French data terms, in plain words
General definitions. They describe the field, not a claim about us.
Where French data fits
French is one of 100 languages on our languages directory. You can also browse every category on the datasets hub.
Do you support French?
Yes. French is one of 100 languages in this directory, part of our wider language coverage worldwide, including deep Indian language coverage. Tell us the regional variety you need.
Do you already have any French data collected?
Yes. Roughly 500 hours of French speech, prompts and conversations are already recorded and ready to license. The French speech dataset page has the details, and anything it doesn't cover we collect to your brief.
Can you mix regional varieties of French in one project?
Yes. Tell us the mix of regions or dialects you need and we'll match contributors from our network to that brief.
Which data types are available in French?
Speech, text, conversational data and translation to or from French. Image and video categories don't depend on language, so French speakers can also appear in those briefs on request.
Is a sample available before we commit?
Yes, a small free sample first.
Can this run alongside other languages in the same project?
Yes. Many engagements mix languages, domains and data types under one brief and one named contact, using our network of 30,000+ people across 150+ projects delivered so far.
What counts as a regional variety of French?
A version of the language tied to a place or community, which can differ in vocabulary, pronunciation, formality or script from another region's variety. Name the region in your brief if it matters for your use case.
Can you handle French in its native script?
Yes. Contributors work in the native script by default, with transliteration available if your project needs it instead.
Which variety of French should I ask for?
Ask for the one your users actually speak. French is spoken mainly in France, Belgium, Switzerland, Canada, and many countries in West and Central Africa, and the forms most worth naming in a brief are Metropolitan French, Canadian (Quebec) French, Belgian and Swiss French, African French. If you are unsure, describe your users and where they live, and your named contact will help you decide before collection starts.
How is French written, and does it matter for the data?
French data uses Latin letters with accents, left to right. The script and its encoding affect how a model reads the data, so say in the brief which one you need and whether a romanized or transliterated version is also required.
Request French data
Pick the data type, confirm French as the language and a rough volume, and send it. We'll produce a small sample free before you commit.
- Your named contact replies within one business day.
- We sign an NDA before any data changes hands.
- We produce your free sample, then agree the full scope.
This opens your email app with the brief filled in. Nothing is sent until you press send. You can also use the contact page.