How to stop saying "also" in German is harder than it sounds. Filler words are subconscious — you say them without realizing it, which means willpower alone never eliminates them. Awareness and consistent tracking are what actually change the habit.
How to stop saying "also" in German is a challenge that affects professionals across every industry and role. The gap between knowing you should improve and actually improving comes down to one thing: consistent, objective feedback on real conversations. Without it, the same communication patterns — filler words, grammar errors, unclear phrasing — persist for years.
SpeakFlare supports German with automatic language detection — no configuration needed. When you speak German in a meeting, the platform switches its entire analysis pipeline: filler word detection uses German-specific patterns (like "äh", "ähm", "halt"), grammar rules adapt to German syntax, and the analysis report is generated in a way that reflects German communication norms.
The analysis goes beyond surface-level detection. For each identified issue, SpeakFlare provides the exact timestamp and quote from your meeting, explains why it is a problem, and suggests a specific correction. This means you can replay the exact moment in your recording and hear yourself making the mistake — which builds awareness far faster than reading general advice. The platform supports 50+ languages with automatic detection.
How to measure filler words
The core metric is your filler word rate — the share of your spoken words that are fillers:
Worked example: a transcript of 1,420 words containing 34 fillers:
The second metric, fillers per minute, normalizes for how long you spoke:
What counts as high?
| Filler rate | Fillers / min | How it reads |
|---|---|---|
| Under 1% | 0–1 | Polished, confident |
| 1–2% | 1–3 | Natural, professional |
| 2–4% | 3–6 | Noticeable to listeners |
| Over 4% | 6+ | Distracting, reads as uncertain |
Typical filler words in German
äh · ähm · halt · eigentlich · sozusagen · quasi · ne · also
SpeakFlare detects German automatically. If your meeting switches between German and another language, the system handles both. Focus on your German-specific filler words first — they are the fastest pattern to improve.