Translating Swiss German into English
Swiss German (Schweizerdeutsch) is what people actually speak across German-speaking Switzerland, and it differs noticeably from standard German. If you have received a message, a voice-note transcript or a social post in dialect, a normal translator often struggles. Helvetra is built to handle Swiss German directly.
Paste the Swiss German text on the left and the English translation appears on the right. It works across regional dialects, so you can make sense of Bernese, Zurich, Basel and other varieties.
Translation runs on Apertus, an open Swiss AI model, on Swiss infrastructure. Your text is processed and then discarded: it is never stored or used to train models. Swiss German is a hard problem, so for anything critical a human check is still worth it.
Frequently asked questions
Can Helvetra translate Swiss German to English?
Yes. Paste Swiss German text in any common dialect and Helvetra returns an English translation. It is designed for Swiss German specifically, not as a generic German translator.
Does it understand different dialects?
Yes. Helvetra is built to handle the main Swiss German dialects, including Bernese, Zurich and Basel varieties, rather than only standard German.
Is my text private?
Yes. Text is processed on Swiss infrastructure and then discarded. Helvetra does not store your translations or use them to train AI models.