Typing Speed Calculator (WPM)
Work out gross and net words per minute, characters per minute and accuracy from a typing test.
Net speed
58 WPM
- Gross speed
- 60 WPM
- Accuracy
- 99.3%
- Characters per minute
- 300
Show the work
Time in minutes
minutes = min + s ÷ 60
5 + 0 ÷ 60 = 5
Gross speed: a word is 5 keystrokes
gross = characters ÷ 5 ÷ minutes
1,500 ÷ 5 ÷ 5 = 60 WPM
Net speed, rounded
net = gross − errors ÷ minutes
60 − 10 ÷ 5 = 58 WPM
How it works
Gross WPM = (characters typed ÷ 5) ÷ minutes (a "word" is 5 keystrokes, spaces included); net WPM = gross WPM − uncorrected errors ÷ minutes; accuracy = (characters − errors) ÷ characters
Questions
- How does the typing speed calculator (WPM) work?
- Gross WPM = (characters typed ÷ 5) ÷ minutes (a "word" is 5 keystrokes, spaces included); net WPM = gross WPM − uncorrected errors ÷ minutes; accuracy = (characters − errors) ÷ characters.
- What do I need to enter?
- Characters typed (with spaces), Uncorrected errors, Minutes, Seconds. Optional fields can be left blank.
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