# Query-by-Example Keyword Spotting

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> Updated: 2026-05-13T20:57:52.055Z
> Type: glossary
> Category: ses-konusma-audio-ai
**TLDR:** An approach that searches for similar words or phrases in audio streams by using an example audio query instead of text.

<p>Query-by-example keyword spotting offers flexible search especially in multilingual settings or when spellings are difficult. The user can guide the system with an audio example rather than typed text. This provides strong advantages for low-resource languages, proper names, and domain-specific audio search. It is one of the methods that makes spoken content search feel more natural.</p>