10 minute typing test
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Ten minutes is an endurance test. Nobody types this way for a speed record, but it shows how steady you are over a longer stretch, which is much closer to real work such as writing, transcribing or data entry.
Your WPM is your correct characters divided by five and by the minutes you typed. Here is what different speeds add up to in 10 minutes:
| Speed | Words in 10 minutes | Characters |
|---|---|---|
| 30 WPM | 300 words | 1500 characters |
| 40 WPM | 400 words | 2000 characters |
| 50 WPM | 500 words | 2500 characters |
| 60 WPM | 600 words | 3000 characters |
| 80 WPM | 800 words | 4000 characters |
| 100 WPM | 1000 words | 5000 characters |
Expect your WPM to be around 8% to 15% lower than on a one minute test. Most people lose speed to tiredness and wandering attention, so consistency and accuracy are the numbers to watch.
For comparison, most people type between 38 and 45 WPM, 45 to 65 is good, and 65 and up is fast. See the full table on the average typing speed page.
Treat it like a long run, not a sprint. Start a little slower than you want to, keep your hands relaxed, and look for the gap between your first and last minute on the speed chart.
It is the most tiring. Your fingers matter less than your focus, and the speed chart shows exactly where your attention started to drift.
At 40 WPM about 400 words, at 60 WPM about 600 words and at 80 WPM about 800 words.
Yes if your work involves long typing sessions. Otherwise shorter daily practice is more efficient.