# Tell Me What Is Average Typing Speed

**URL:** <https://community.typesy.com/t/tell-me-what-is-average-typing-speed/3650>\
**Category:** All About Touch Typing\
**Created:** [April 28, 2020, 11:48am UTC](https://community.typesy.com/t/tell-me-what-is-average-typing-speed/3650 "2020-04-28T11:48:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![alessiafinley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecb155/32.png) [@alessiafinley](https://community.typesy.com/u/alessiafinley)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2020, 11:48am UTC](https://community.typesy.com/t/tell-me-what-is-average-typing-speed/3650/1 "2020-04-28T11:48:25Z")

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What is the average typing speed of men and women?

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**Author:** ![ABernales](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/13edae/32.png) [@ABernales](https://community.typesy.com/u/ABernales)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2020, 12:25pm UTC](https://community.typesy.com/t/tell-me-what-is-average-typing-speed/3650/2 "2020-04-28T12:25:06Z")

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Hi there,

The average speed for women is 37 WPM, and the average speed for men is 44. If your speed is lower than this, don’t worry – you can make vast improvement with a bit more practice each day.

Best Regards,  
Aidan Bernales  
Community Moderator at Typesy

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**Author:** ![Kerry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/46a35a/32.png) [@Kerry](https://community.typesy.com/u/Kerry)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 10:37pm UTC](https://community.typesy.com/t/tell-me-what-is-average-typing-speed/3650/3 "2020-05-14T22:37:35Z")

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Hello, @alessiafinley!

Keyboarding ability is measured in both speed and accuracy. Typing speed is measured in the total amount of words per minute (WPM) written. Accuracy is measured as a percentage of words typed correctly or incorrectly.

In general, the average typist can type 41 WPM; typing at or above 57 WPM is deemed above average. It is important to note that a high WPM with low accuracy is not a desirable goal; the amount of time needed to correct typing errors should be taken into account when testing a true WPM. An average typist should be maintaining an accuracy rate around 92%, about 8 mistakes per 100 words.

Improving in typing takes patience and practice, but with enough of both, any one should be able to reach these goals!

Regards,  
Kerry