Measure your sustained words-per-minute output over a session.
Total words written divided by the minutes spent gives your average speed, then scales to hourly and per-1000-word rates. Knowing your real pace produces realistic deadlines for drafting rather than the overly optimistic speeds typing tests suggest.
Writing Speed
WPM = words / minutes
WPM = words / minutes Total words written divided by the minutes spent gives your average speed, then scales to hourly and per-1000-word rates.
Knowing your real pace produces realistic deadlines for drafting rather than the overly optimistic speeds typing tests suggest.
This calculator takes 2 inputs: Words written, Time spent. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.