1 Minute Typing Test

Why one minute is the standard

A minute gives you around 40 words at an average pace, which is enough text that one stumble will not wreck your score. That is why most people quote their one minute result when they say how fast they type, and why it is the default test on TypingCheck.

Getting a better score

Take three tests in a row and keep the median, not the best. That number is your real speed. Then look at the problem keys we show after each test. Practicing the two or three letters that slow you down is the quickest way to add five WPM.

How we score your test

Every serious typing test uses the same unit: one "word" equals five keystrokes, spaces included. That keeps a test fair whether the text is full of short words or long ones. Here is exactly what each number on your results means:

• WPM counts only the characters in words you typed correctly (plus the spaces after them), divided by 5, divided by minutes. This is the headline number and the hardest one to inflate.
• Gross WPM counts every character you typed, right or wrong. The gap between gross and WPM shows how much speed your mistakes cost you.
• Net WPM is gross WPM minus uncorrected errors per minute, the formula many employers and older typing tests use.
• Accuracy is the share of keystrokes that were correct, including ones you later fixed with backspace.
• CPM is correct characters per minute, and keystrokes per hour (KPH) is the figure data entry employers ask for.
• Consistency shows how steady your pace was from second to second. Higher is smoother.
• Errors are wrong, missing and extra letters left in words when you pressed space. A space that skips unfinished letters counts as a wrong keystroke.

Fair on phones: curly quotes and dashes inserted by iPhone and Android keyboards count the same as the plain keys, the test ignores where you tap inside the text, and leaving the page stops the clock instead of ruining your score. Swipe typing and word suggestions are allowed but labeled, because whole words arriving at once is not comparable with typing key by key. Pasted text is ignored.

Other test lengths

• ⏱️30 Second Typing Test30 seconds
• ⏱️2 Minute Typing Test2 minutes
• ⏱️3 Minute Typing Test3 minutes
• ⏱️5 Minute Typing Test5 minutes
• ⏱️10 Minute Typing Test10 minutes

Frequently asked questions