PlayoutTyping Speed Test
Type the words as they appear, for 30 or 60 seconds. The test shows your words per minute and your accuracy as you go, and works with a computer or a phone keyboard.
Typing test
- Time left
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- Words per minute
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- Accuracy
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Key facts
- Length
- 30 or 60 seconds
- WPM
- (correct characters incl. spaces ÷ 5) ÷ minutes
- Accuracy
- Correct characters ÷ typed characters
- Words
- Common everyday words in your language
This typing speed test measures how fast and how accurately you type. It uses short, common words, so you’re testing your typing rather than your spelling, and it works with a physical keyboard or the one on your phone.
How to take the typing test
- Choose 30 or 60 seconds.
- Click or tap the text field. The first word is highlighted.
- Type the word and press Space to move to the next one. The timer starts with your first keystroke.
- Words you get right turn green; mistakes are crossed out. If you mistype part of the current word, it’s highlighted so you can fix it before pressing Space.
- When time is up you’ll see your words per minute and your accuracy. Press Restart for a new set of words.
New words appear as you go, so you never run out.
How WPM and accuracy are calculated
Words come in different lengths, so typing tests use a standard “word” of 5 characters, spaces included. That way, a test full of short words and one full of long words are scored the same way.
- WPM = (correct characters, including the space after each correct word ÷ 5) ÷ minutes
- Accuracy = correct characters ÷ all characters typed
A character counts as correct when it matches the letter in the same position of the word. The space after a word counts as correct only if the whole word was right.
Worked examples
60-second test, 250 correct characters. 250 ÷ 5 = 50 words. 50 ÷ 1 minute = 50 WPM.
30-second test, 150 correct characters. 150 ÷ 5 = 30 words. 30 ÷ 0.5 minutes = 60 WPM.
Accuracy. You typed 270 characters and 250 were correct: 250 ÷ 270 ≈ 92.6%.
Tips to type faster
- Accuracy first. Fixing mistakes costs more time than typing a little slower.
- Look at the words, not the keys. It feels slow at first and pays off quickly.
- Use all your fingers. Rest them on the home row (A S D F and J K L ;) and reach from there.
- Practise little and often. A one-minute test a day shows your progress over time.
- On a phone, try typing with both thumbs and turn off autocorrect for the test if it keeps changing words.
Everything runs in your browser; nothing you type is sent or saved.
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