What does word error rate measure in text-to-speech evaluation?
Word error rate estimates transcription differences between synthesized speech and a reference, usually after speech recognition. It can help assess intelligibility, but it does not measure naturalness, emotional fit, speaker identity, consent or whether a voice suits a particular product.
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