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Typing Speed Test
Test your WPM and accuracy
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Your Speed
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words per minute
Accuracy
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Words Typed
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What is a Typing Speed Calculator?
Measures Words Per Minute (WPM) and typing accuracy - important for programmers, writers, data entry professionals.
How It Works
WPM = (Characters typed / 5) / Minutes. Net WPM = Gross WPM x (1 - error rate). Accuracy = Correct characters / Total x 100.
Example
300 characters in 1 minute: Gross WPM = 60. At 5% error rate: Net WPM = 57. Average office worker: 40 WPM.
Pro Tips
- Touch typing is 40-60% faster than hunt-and-peck - worth the 2-week learning investment.
- Free training: Keybr.com, TypingClub, 10FastFingers.com - 15 min/day for 4 weeks.
- Professional data entry jobs typically require 60+ WPM with 98%+ accuracy.
- Focus on accuracy first; speed follows naturally with sustained practice.
FAQ
Average typing speed?▼
40-50 WPM for office workers; 60-80 WPM for programmers; 80-100+ for professional typists.
How to increase WPM?▼
Learn proper touch typing with all 10 fingers; practise daily with structured drills.
WPM needed for coding?▼
60-80 WPM is comfortable for most developers; programming involves more thinking than typing.
Professional typing test standards?▼
Data entry and transcription jobs typically test 60-80 WPM with 98-99% accuracy.