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Typing Test Accuracy Calculator

Work out typing test accuracy instantly with clear inputs, formula shown and shareable results.

About Typing Test Accuracy Calculator

Typing tests define a word as five characters, so gross words per minute is characters divided by five over minutes. Errors are then deducted one word each: 1450 characters in five minutes with eighteen errors gives 58 gross but 54.4 net at 93.8% accuracy. Accuracy matters more than raw speed, since correcting errors costs more time than typing carefully.

Formulas

Gross speed

gross wpm = (characters / 5) / minutes

Net speed

net wpm = (characters / 5 - errors) / minutes

Worked example

With the default values below, Typing Test Accuracy Calculator returns Net Words Per Minute of 54.4. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.

Inputs used

Characters typedminimum 1
1,450
Uncorrected errorsminimum 0
18
Time takenminimum 0.01 min
5 min

Results

Net Words Per Minute
54.4 wpm
Gross Words Per Minute
58.0
Accuracy
93.79%
Speed Assessment
Average office speed

Step by step

  1. 1Values used
  2. 2Gross speed
  3. 3Net speed
  4. 4Net Words Per Minute= 54.4 wpm
  5. 5Gross Words Per Minute= 58.0
  6. 6Accuracy= 93.79
  7. 7Speed Assessment= Average office speed

Assumptions and limits

  • The result is derived only from the 3 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
  • In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax, fees or charges or compounding frequency into account.
  • Figures are rounded for display to 2 decimal places, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.

How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is a word five characters?

It is the standard convention including the space, chosen so that tests are comparable regardless of the words used.

What typing speed is good?

About 40 wpm is average, 60-70 is fast, and professional transcriptionists work at 80-100 wpm with high accuracy.

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