What a 3 minute test tells you
Over three minutes, a fast start can't carry your score. The test shows the speed you can hold, and how your accuracy changes as you go. If your result here is much lower than your 1 minute score, endurance and focus are where to practise.
How your score is calculated
Typing speed is measured in words per minute (WPM). Because words have different lengths, the standard is to count every 5 characters as one word, including spaces. So 250 correct characters in one minute equals 50 WPM.
- WPM counts only words you typed correctly, plus the space after each one. Mistakes lower this number.
- Raw WPM counts every character you typed, right or wrong. The gap between raw and WPM shows how much your errors cost you.
- Accuracy is the share of your keystrokes that matched the text. Corrected mistakes still count as mistakes here.
Ready for more? Try the 5 minute test.