Both word insertion and word deletion are controlled with the same parameter with is wip or word insertion probability. If you make it larger, you have more word insertions, if you make it smaller you have more word deletions.
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Hi,
If we can set word deletion penalty in sphinx3 similar to the word insertion penalty.
Both word insertion and word deletion are controlled with the same parameter with is wip or word insertion probability. If you make it larger, you have more word insertions, if you make it smaller you have more word deletions.