5 Minute Typing Test
A longer sit-down at the keyboard. Chain 120-second rounds to see how well your speed and accuracy hold up once the warm-up is over.
Short bursts flatter your typing speed. A longer test — five minutes of steady work — shows your real sustained rate: what you can hold once concentration dips and your hands tire. This page opens the test at its longest single round, 120 seconds; run it two or three times back to back for a full five-minute picture, and compare each round's WPM and accuracy.
The error map after each round is the useful part here. Under fatigue you'll see which keys and combinations slip first — that's exactly what to drill in the touch typing lessons. Switch the word pool to any of the seven languages, and note that nothing is stored beyond your best score, kept in your own browser.
5 minute typing test — frequently asked questions
Is there a single 5-minute timer?
The longest built-in round is 120 seconds. For a five-minute test, run two or three rounds back to back without a long break. That mirrors how longer certification tests are scored and keeps each segment's error map readable.
Why take a longer typing test at all?
A 15 or 30-second test measures your burst speed. Real typing work — writing, transcription, coding — lasts far longer, and most people lose 10–20% of their burst WPM over five minutes. The longer test tells you the number that actually matters for work.
What is a good sustained typing speed?
If your one-minute speed is 60 WPM, holding 50–55 WPM over five minutes is solid. Professional transcriptionists sustain 70–90 WPM with high accuracy. The gap between your burst and sustained speed shrinks as your technique gets more automatic.
Does it work in languages other than English?
Yes. Use the language row above the test to switch the word pool between English, Turkish, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Italian.