What is a good wpm?

What Speed Target Should I Aim For?

End goal — adult	Characters per minute	Words per minute
Above-average speed	225 cpm or more	45 wpm or more
Appropriate speed	275 cpm or more	55 wpm or more
Productive speed	325 cpm or more	65 wpm or more
High speed	350 cpm or more	70 wpm or more

Is 70 wpm fast?

60 wpm: This is the speed required for most high-end typing jobs. 70 wpm: You are way above average! You would qualify for any typing job assuming your typing accuracy is high enough. 80 wpm: You’re a catch!

Is typing 50 wpm good?

50 wpm is considered by many to be a fine typing speed. There are, however, faster typists.

What is the best sentence to practice typing?

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

“The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog” is an English-language pangram—a sentence that contains all of the letters of the English alphabet.
The earliest known appearance of the phrase is from The Boston Journal.

Is 140 WPM good?

wpm under 40 or 30 is considered a slow typer. So, WPM around 90 to 150 or more, is considered fast! WPM around 60 or 70 is called good! Normally, the average for an adult is 41 words per minute.

Is 32 WPM good?

A good typing speed for most people is 40 words per minute or over. There are people who can type a whole lot faster than 40 words per minute. If you’re a professional typist, you can probably type 75 words per minute, and maybe even more.

Is 70 wpm good for a 16 year old?

How hard is it to type 50 WPM?

In general, it takes about 5 weeks to reach 50 wpm, if you just learned it and practiced really hard. Its best to type at least 100 words per day, and type every word correctly.

What is the average WPM for a 20 year old?

Generally, a typing speed of 40 WPM (Words Per Minute) is considered an average typing speed.

What is the hardest word to type?

The longest “word” (and therefore the most difficult to type) is the 1,913-letter formula C1289H2051N343O375S8.

Is qwerty a Pangram?

As the typist typed A, then B, the arms of the keys would hit each other and get jammed. Sholes changed the keyboard to the QWERTY configuration so that common letters such as EARIOTNS were separated. An English-language pangram using all the letters of the alphabet.

How can I learn to type correctly?

Improving Your Typing Skills Practice touch typing. Focus on accuracy rather than speed. Use the entire keyboard correctly. Type with quick and well defined motions. Learn some keyboard shortcuts. Practice every day.

How can I learn to type fast?

The best way to learn to type faster is simply to practice, practice, practice. In addition, typing programs and sites also measure your current typing speed. You should set yourself targets now that you know how fast you can type.

What is typing practice?

Typing practice. Free timed typing practice with your own text. A scoreboard, optionally, tracks your progress. Objective of this typing practice is to drill multiple times new or difficult characters combinations using your text.