8 Free WPM Tests to Speed Up Your Typing

Monkeytype

Use this WPM typing test if you like minimalistic designs. There's something about it that just feels really smooth, plus there are zero stats while you're typing except for the timer, making it far easier to stay focused on the text.

In the options are loads of settings you can change. For example, if you're taking the English test, you can pick a word list that contains anywhere from a couple hundred to the 450,000 most commonly used words. There's also one called English commonly misspelled to test your WPM on that set.

Several special modes are available as well. The language, test difficulty, and other options can be edited, too. When you're done, you see the WPM, accuracy percentage, raw score, characters typed, consistency percentage, and elapsed time.

My speed: 109 WPM

TypingTest.com

The test over at TypingTest.com is one of our favorite words per minute tests for a few reasons. It's easy to use, for one, and we believe that it gives a more accurate speed test than most other websites.

You can choose between several times and even pick which story to write. Once you press the first key on the keyboard, the typing speed test starts the clock for you, so you don't have to worry about starting a timer manually.

While you're taking the test, you can easily glance over to your right to see how much time you have left, your typing speed, and the number of errors.

This is an accurate typing speed test because you can choose to take a test where you're writing actual paragraphs with punctuation instead of strings of words or easy sentences.

We also like how it doesn't make you backspace to correct errors so that you're really focusing on improving your WPM.

My speed: 104 WPM

10FastFingers

10FastFingers typing speed test is a little different because they're testing you on random words strung together. In a sense, this makes the test more difficult because the words that come next don't relate to the ones before it.

The test starts when you type your first letter, and you can view the clock counting down as you go along (you can click to hide it). You can improve your WPM with this 1-minute test, since there are a full 200 words you can type.

The only punctuation I noticed during my test was apostrophes. If you type a word wrong, it gets highlighted in red, but you can keep on typing without having to go back for corrections.

After the WPM test, you can view your words per minute, keystrokes, correct words, and wrong words.

This website also lets you take an advanced, 1,000-word test, but you must create a user account first. Plus, there are live competitions you can have with other users for an even more heart-racing experience. Custom typing tests can be made, too, with your own words.

My speed: 100 WPM

Typing.com

The typing speed test at Typing.com gives you lots of easy words and some difficult words, so it's less like you're writing random words and more like you're rewriting a story.

Your typing speed test starts when you press the first key and ends when the timer runs down. Any errors you make throughout the test will show up as red to provide some focus, and you can go back and fix them if you want, but you don't have to.

You can pick a test by time (one, three, or five minutes) or by page (one, two, or three). When you're done, you'll see your typing speed and accuracy, as well as a number of "XP" points that you can use to level up if you make a user account.

Typing.com also has typing lessons for beginners.

My speed: 102 WPM

ARTypist

ARTypist has one of the most challenging typing speed tests, but perhaps one of the most accurate for improving your WPM.

The text within the test is pulled from a random Wikipedia article, so there are lots of names, dates, and punctuation that might slow you down. This text changes with every test you take.

The clock starts when you start typing and ends when you're finished with the paragraph. You're shown your time, speed, and accuracy during the test. Mistakes are highlighted in red, but you're not forced to correct them (and you can't even if you wanted to).

After the typing speed test, you can view your final stats, including your WPM.

My speed: 83 WPM

Speed Typing Online

The text from Speed Typing Online's typing speed tests are taken from various literature sources, so you may have to deal with unfamiliar words, names, and various punctuation.

As you type you can view your time, speed, and accuracy. Errors are highlighted, but will not hold you back from moving forward with the test. You can pick a 30-second test or a one-, two-, three-, five-, 10-, 15-, or 20-minute one.

Something unique about this test is that you can choose a non-Qwerty keyboard layout, as well as enable a double-spacing feature that puts two spaces between sentences.

After you've taken the test you can view your raw speed, adjusted speed, accuracy, how many words you typed, and the number of correct and incorrect characters.

My speed: 105 WPM

Key Hero

This free online typing test works in lots of languages and is really easy to use: Select Start and then begin typing.

When you're done, you're shown your typing accuracy, WPM, and how you compare to the average speed. If you select the name of the test (Rielle Riddles in our example), you're taken to a page that shows the best scores for that test specifically.

I often get high WPM scores with this test, but results vary greatly depending on what you're typing. Refresh the page to see a new test.

My speed: 141 WPM