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Typing Accuracy Test

Same test, different scoreboard: accuracy leads the results. Slow is smooth — smooth is fast.

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Measure the skill that actually compounds

Speed is the number people brag about; accuracy is the number that decides it. Every error triggers a stop, a backspace, a retype, and a mental re-entry into the sentence — a tax of seconds on a mistake that took milliseconds. This page runs the standard TypeTimer minute but puts accuracy at the top of your results, with the full character breakdown underneath: correct, incorrect, extra, and missed.

Use it as a training mode. Pick a pace where you can hold 98%+, and hold it for a full minute. It will feel slow. It is also how every genuinely fast typist got fast — the 30-day plan is built around exactly this drill.

Accuracy, CPM, and WPM together

Your results still include CPM (correct characters per minute) and net WPM, because the three numbers tell one story: WPM is your headline, CPM is the same fact at character resolution, and accuracy is the quality control behind both. When accuracy holds above 97% here, take the standard 1 minute test and enjoy the higher net score — then make it official with a verified certificate.

Frequently asked questions

How is typing accuracy calculated?
Accuracy is correct keystrokes divided by total keystrokes, as they happen. Every key you press is judged against the expected character in the moment — so a mistake you later fix still counts against accuracy, even though it no longer hurts your net WPM.
What is a good typing accuracy?
Aim for 97% or higher. That sounds strict, but at 60 WPM even 97% means roughly nine wrong keystrokes per minute. Below 95%, error correction eats so much time that improving accuracy will raise your effective speed faster than typing faster will.
What is the difference between corrected and uncorrected errors?
A corrected error is a wrong keystroke you backspaced and fixed — it costs accuracy and a little time. An uncorrected error is still wrong when the test ends — it costs accuracy AND subtracts a full word per minute from your net WPM. Fixing mistakes is almost always worth it.
Why is accuracy more important than speed?
Because errors are paid for twice: once in the backspacing time and again in the reading flow of whatever you are writing. A 55 WPM typist at 98% produces clean text faster than a 70 WPM typist at 90% once correction time is counted.
How do I improve my typing accuracy?
Deliberately slow down about 10 to 15 percent — most errors come from typing at the edge of your control. Then fix the mechanical causes: consistent finger placement, eyes on the upcoming text instead of your hands, and short daily sessions. As accuracy stabilizes above 97%, speed returns on its own, plus interest.
What do the four character counts on my results mean?
Correct: characters matching the text. Incorrect: characters that were wrong and left in place. Extra: characters typed beyond a word's end. Missed: characters you skipped when jumping to the next word. The last three are all uncorrected errors, and each reduces net WPM.

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