Abstract: A correction device (12) for correcting text passages in a recognized text information (RTI) which recognized text information (RTI) is recognized by a speech recognition device from a speech information and which is therefore associated to the speech information comprises a reception unit for receiving the speech information and the associated recognized text information (RTI) and a link information, which link information at each text passage of the associated recognized text information (RTI) marks the part of the speech information at which the text passage was recognized by the speech recognition device, and a confidence level information (CLI), which confidence level information (CLI) at each text passage of the recognized text information (RTI) represents a correctness of the recognition of said text passage and comprises a synchronous playback unit for performing a synchronous playback mode, in which synchronous playback mode during an acoustic playback of the speech information the text passage of th