Every typing test tells you how fast your hands are.
This one also tells you what they're costing you.
By the time you finish typing this sentence, you could have said it three times over. Your voice is faster than your fingers will ever be.
Just start typing — the timer starts with your first keystroke
Benchmarks
The table is the argument. A WPM score that takes years of keyboard practice to reach is the baseline for ordinary speech. Your mouth hits competitive-typist numbers without training.
Typing tests measure a skill worth improving, and deliberate practice can add 20 or 30 WPM over a few months. Speaking starts where that journey ends.
| WPM | Typing | Speaking |
|---|---|---|
| 40 | Average typist | Slow, deliberate speech |
| 70 | Fast office worker | Audiobook narration |
| 100 | Top few percent of typists | Relaxed conversation |
| 150 | Competitive typist | Normal conversation |
Closing the gap
The catch with dictation was always the cleanup. Raw transcripts arrived as one long run-on with the ums left in, and fixing them ate the time you saved. That's the part that changed. Superwhisper punctuates, formats for the app you're in, and drops the filler, so the text that lands is the text you keep.
It works system-wide on Mac, Windows, and iPhone. Press a hotkey, talk, and your words appear at the cursor in email, docs, chat, or a code editor. The free tier doesn't expire, so you can test your real-world voice WPM for as long as you want.
By the time you finish typing this sentence, you could have said it three times over.
Words per minute test
The same head-to-head, framed around WPM.
Voice to text online
Dictate with your mic and get text instantly.
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