Italian Typing Practice

Q: Is it perché or perchè?

It is perché, with the acute accent, and Wiktionary lists perchè as a misspelling. The same close e ends poiché, finché and ventitré. The grave goes on caffè and cioè. This page counts the wrong accent as a miss.

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Type each word and press space after it. The clock starts on your first key. pane spazio amico dà tabù parlerà oggi sovrappiù saprò bocca schermo capacità grazie imparare grigio ascoltò provò vento leggere senza dovrò sapere cercò trovare La stazione è ad ovest dell'albergo. vecchio poté macchina minuscola bello granché mangerà fragola obbedì sembrò iglù tivù cavallo volontà suggerì acqua orsù lasciò buonasera mondo treno amare onestà parlò aspettare bignè applaudì fedeltà cucù lettera

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The six accented vowels, with the keys to press 6

à a A with grave accent, typed here before a plain a. It marks a stressed final a, as in città. Italian keyboard: its own key, two keys to the right of L. US-International layout: ` then a. Option key: Option + `, then a. Alt code: hold Alt and type 0224 on the number pad. Phone: touch and hold a.
è e E with grave accent, typed here before a plain e. It marks an open e, as in caffè. On its own è means is, and e without the accent means and. The common PC layout has no key for the capital È. Italian keyboard: its own key, to the right of P. US-International layout: ` then e. Option key: Option + `, then e. Alt code: hold Alt and type 0232 on the number pad. Phone: touch and hold e.
é e E with acute accent, typed here before a plain e. It marks a close e, as in perché. Italian keyboard: Shift + the è key, to the right of P. US-International layout: ' then e, or right Alt + e. Option key: Option + e, then e. Alt code: hold Alt and type 0233 on the number pad. Phone: touch and hold e.

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ì i I with grave accent, typed here before a plain i. It marks a stressed final i, as in così and lunedì. Italian keyboard: its own key, at the right-hand end of the number row. US-International layout: ` then i. Option key: Option + `, then i. Alt code: hold Alt and type 0236 on the number pad. Phone: touch and hold i.
ò o O with grave accent, typed here before a plain o. It marks a stressed final o, as in però and può. Italian keyboard: its own key, just to the right of L. US-International layout: ` then o. Option key: Option + `, then o. Alt code: hold Alt and type 0242 on the number pad. Phone: touch and hold o.
ù u U with grave accent, typed here before a plain u. It marks a stressed final u, as in più and giù. Italian keyboard: its own key, three keys to the right of L. US-International layout: ` then u. Option key: Option + `, then u. Alt code: hold Alt and type 0249 on the number pad. Phone: touch and hold u.

Pairs that one accent keeps apart 35

arrivò arrived. Without the accent, arrivo means arrival.
calamità disaster. Without the accent, calamita means magnet.
cantò sang. Without the accent, canto means song, singing.
capì understood. Without the accent, capi means heads, bosses.
comprò bought. Without the accent, compro means I buy.
contò counted. Without the accent, conto means bill, account.
costò cost, in the past. Without the accent, costo means cost, price.
dà gives. Without the accent, da means from, by.
dì day, in old or literary writing. Without the accent, di means of.
dormì slept. Without the accent, dormi means you sleep.
età age. Without the accent, eta means the Greek letter eta.
facilità ease. Without the accent, facilita means makes easier.
farò I will do, I will make. Without the accent, faro means lighthouse; headlight.
felicità happiness. Without the accent, felicita means congratulates.
finì finished. Without the accent, fini means ends, purposes; fine, the plural form.
giocò played. Without the accent, gioco means game.
lavorò worked. Without the accent, lavoro means work, job.
lì there. Without the accent, li means them.
metà half. Without the accent, meta means destination, goal.
né neither, nor. Without the accent, ne means of it, of them.
necessità need. Without the accent, necessita means is needed, needs.
onestà honesty. Without the accent, onesta means honest, the feminine form.
pagò paid. Without the accent, pago means I pay.
papà dad. Without the accent, papa means pope.
parlò spoke. Without the accent, parlo means I speak.
partì left, set off. Without the accent, parti means parts.
passò passed. Without the accent, passo means step.
perdonò forgave. Without the accent, perdono means forgiveness.
però but, however. Without the accent, pero means pear tree.
portò carried, brought. Without the accent, porto means port, harbor.
saltò jumped. Without the accent, salto means jump.
sentì heard, felt. Without the accent, senti means you hear, you feel.
sì yes. Without the accent, si means oneself, himself, herself.
tè tea. Without the accent, te means you.
volò flew. Without the accent, volo means flight.

Words with à 70

abilità skill
andrà will go
arriverà will arrive
attività activity
avrà will have
baccalà salt cod
bontà goodness, kindness
capacità ability; capacity
capirà will understand
chissà who knows
città city, town
civiltà civilization
comunità community
creatività creativity
curiosità curiosity
darà will give
difficoltà difficulty
dirà will say
diversità diversity, difference
dovrà will have to
elettricità electricity
farà will do, will make
fedeltà faithfulness
finirà will finish
già already
identità identity
leggerà will read
libertà freedom
mangerà will eat
maturità maturity; the school-leaving exam
nazionalità nationality
novità novelty; item of news
opportunità opportunity
ospitalità hospitality
parlerà will speak
partirà will leave
personalità personality
possibilità possibility
potrà will be able to
prenderà will take
proprietà property
puntualità punctuality
qualità quality
quantità quantity
realtà reality
responsabilità responsibility
saprà will know
sarà will be
scriverà will write
semplicità simplicity
sensibilità sensitivity; sensibility
sincerità sincerity
società society; company
sofà sofa
specialità specialty
starà will stay, will be
tornerà will come back
tranquillità calm, peace and quiet
umanità humanity
umidità humidity, dampness
unità unit; unity
università university
utilità usefulness
varietà variety
vedrà will see
velocità speed
verità truth
verrà will come
volontà will
vorrà will want

Words with è 13

ahimè alas, oh dear
bebè baby
bignè cream puff
caffè coffee; café
canapè settee, couch; canapé
cioè that is, namely
coccodè cackle, the sound a hen makes
frappè milkshake
gilè vest, waistcoat
ohimè alas, oh dear
piè foot, a poetic short form of piede; the footer of a printed page
purè puree; mashed potatoes
relè relay, the electrical switch

Words with é 27

affinché so that
allorché when, at the moment when
anziché rather than, instead of
benché although
centotré one hundred and three
ché because, in old or literary writing
cosicché so that
dacché since, ever since
finché as long as, while
fuorché except
giacché since, seeing that
granché not much, used only in negative sentences
macché of course not, not at all
nonché as well as
nontiscordardimé forget-me-not, the flower
perché why; because
poiché since, as
poté was able to
purché provided that
quarantatré forty-three
ripeté repeated
scimpanzé chimpanzee
sicché so, therefore
testé just now, a moment ago
trentatré thirty-three
ventitré twenty-three
viceré viceroy

Words with ì 43

altresì likewise, similarly
applaudì applauded
aprì opened
avvertì warned; noticed
buondì good day, hello
chiarì made clear
colibrì hummingbird
coprì covered
così so, like this
costruì built
fiorì bloomed
fornì supplied
garantì guaranteed
gioì rejoiced
giovedì Thursday
giurì jury
guarì got better, healed
lunedì Monday
martedì Tuesday
mercoledì Wednesday
mezzodì midday, noon
nutrì fed
obbedì obeyed
offrì offered
oggidì nowadays, a dated word
preferì preferred
pulì cleaned
reagì reacted
restituì gave back
riuscì managed, succeeded
salì went up, climbed
scoprì discovered
seguì followed
sostituì replaced
spedì sent, mailed
stabilì established, set
suggerì suggested
supplì suppli, a filled croquette
tassì taxi
trasferì moved, transferred
unì joined, united
uscì went out
venerdì Friday

Words with ò 58

andò went
andrò I will go
arriverò I will arrive
ascoltò listened
aspettò waited
avrò I will have
camminò walked
cercò looked for
chiamò called
ciò that, this
cominciò began
comò chest of drawers
darò I will give
dimenticò forgot
dirò I will say
diventò became
domandò asked
dovrò I will have to
entrò came in
falò bonfire
guardò looked at
imparò learned
incontrò met
lasciò left, let
leggerò I will read
mandò sent
mangerò I will eat
mangiò ate
mostrò showed
oblò porthole
paltò overcoat
parlerò I will speak
pedalò pedal boat
pensò thought
perciò so, therefore
potrò I will be able to
prenderò I will take
provò tried
può can, is able to
raccontò told
restò stayed
ricordò remembered
rococò rococo
saprò I will know
sarò I will be
scriverò I will write
sembrò seemed
sennò otherwise, or else
starò I will stay, I will be
studiò studied
suonò played an instrument; rang
tornerò I will come back
tornò came back
trovò found
vedrò I will see
verrò I will come
viaggiò traveled
vorrò I will want

Words with ù 25

bambù bamboo
caribù caribou
caucciù rubber
cucù cuckoo; peekaboo
emù emu
gioventù youth
giù down
iglù igloo
laggiù down there, over there
lassù up there
marabù marabou, a large stork
menù menu
orsù come on, come now
perlopiù mostly
più more
quaggiù down here
quassù up here
sovrappiù surplus, extra
tabù taboo
tiramisù tiramisu, the layered coffee dessert
tivù TV, in everyday speech
tribù tribe
tutù tutu, a ballet skirt
virtù virtue
zebù zebu, the humped ox

Common words with no accent 152

abitare to live in a place
acqua water
adesso now
aereo plane
albero tree
amare to love
amico friend
anche also, too
ancora again; still
andare to go
anno year
aprire to open
arancia orange
arrivederci goodbye
aspettare to wait
avere to have
azzurro light blue
ballare to dance
bambino child, little boy
bello beautiful
bere to drink
bianco white
bocca mouth
buonasera good evening
buongiorno good morning, hello
buono good
burro butter
caldo hot, warm. A false friend: it looks like cold
cantare to sing
capelli hair
capire to understand
cavallo horse
cento hundred
che that; what
chi who
chiudere to close
ciao hello; bye
cifra digit
cinque five
comprare to buy
correre to run
cucina kitchen; cooking
davvero really
dieci ten
domanda question
domani tomorrow
donna woman
dormire to sleep
dove where
famiglia family
fare to do, to make
felice happy
figlia daughter
figlio son
finestra window
fiore flower
formaggio cheese
fragola strawberry
freddo cold
fuori outside
gatto cat
giallo yellow
giardino garden
giocare to play
giorno day
giovane young
grazie thank you
grigio gray
guardare to look at, to watch
ieri yesterday
imparare to learn
insalata salad; lettuce
insieme together
latte milk
lavorare to work
leggere to read
lettera letter
letto bed
limone lemon
lingua language; tongue
lontano far
macchina car; machine
maiuscola capital letter
mangiare to eat
mare sea
mattina morning
mese month
minuscola lowercase letter
molto very; much
mondo world
montagna mountain
naso nose
nave ship
negozio store, shop
nero black
niente nothing
notte night
nuovo new
occhi eyes
oggi today
ora hour; now
otto eight
pane bread
parlare to speak
parola word
penna pen
pensare to think
pioggia rain
potere to be able to; power
prego you're welcome
prendere to take
presto soon; early
primo first
punto period; point
quando when
quanto how much
quattro four
quindi so, therefore
ragazza girl
ragazzo boy
riso rice; laughter
rosso red
sapere to know a fact
schermo screen
scusa sorry, excuse me
sedia chair
sempre always
senza without
sera evening
sette seven
settimana week
soldi money
sotto under
spazio space
strada street, road
tastiera keyboard
tasto key on a keyboard
tavolo table
treno train
trovare to find
tutto everything, all
ufficio office
uomo man
vecchio old
vedere to see
venti twenty; winds
vento wind
vicino near; neighbor
virgola comma
volere to want
zucchero sugar
zuppa soup

Short sentences 36

Aggiunse un po' di zucchero nel caffè. He added a little sugar to the coffee. Tatoeba sentence 3385719 by Guybrush88.
Avete già preso la vostra decisione? Have you already made your decision? Tatoeba sentence 12256035 by Guybrush88.
C'è una mensa all'università. There is a cafeteria in the university. Tatoeba sentence 3629143 by Guybrush88.
Ciò è troppo difficile. This is too hard. Tatoeba sentence 4430270 by Guybrush88.
Cominciamo l'università l'anno prossimo. We'll be starting college next year. Tatoeba sentence 1539359 by Guybrush88.
Devo andare o sarò in ritardo. I have to go or I'll be late. Tatoeba sentence 13895559 by Guybrush88.
Hai già lavato i piatti? Have you already washed the dishes? Tatoeba sentence 6963450 by Guybrush88.
Il caffè è debole oggi. The coffee is weak today. Tatoeba sentence 13287159 by Guybrush88.
Il lunedì segue la domenica. Monday follows Sunday. Tatoeba sentence 374309 by Pharamp.
Il negozio è aperto dal lunedì al sabato. The shop is open from Monday to Saturday. Tatoeba sentence 3784219 by valealb.
Il vento può cambiare direzione. The wind may change direction. Tatoeba sentence 4573249 by Guybrush88.
Io sono già pronto. I'm already ready. Tatoeba sentence 1685669 by Guybrush88.
La stazione è ad ovest dell'albergo. The station is to the west of the hotel. Tatoeba sentence 2347474 by Guybrush88.
Lavoriamo ogni giorno tranne il lunedì. We work every day but Monday. Tatoeba sentence 11868271 by Guybrush88.
Lei cantò una canzone giapponese per noi. She sang a Japanese song for us. Tatoeba sentence 4702579 by Guybrush88.
Lui andò giù per la collina. He went down the hill. Tatoeba sentence 4400508 by Guybrush88.
Lui preferisce il tè al caffè. He prefers tea to coffee. Tatoeba sentence 4560664 by Guybrush88.
Mi può consigliare qualche altro albergo? Can you recommend any other hotels? Tatoeba sentence 3901354 by Guybrush88.
Mio nonno lo comprò per me. My grandfather bought it for me. Tatoeba sentence 10919193 by JeanM.
Mio padre può portarmi in aeroporto. My father can take me to the airport. Tatoeba sentence 7980148 by Guybrush88.
Mise giù la sua penna. He put down his pen. Tatoeba sentence 8007054 by Guybrush88.
Nella semplicità c'è la libertà. In simplicity there is freedom. Tatoeba sentence 11226532 by Guybrush88.
Nessuno può capire la tua lettera. No one can understand your letter. Tatoeba sentence 13326354 by Guybrush88.
Niente può rimpiazzare una vecchia amica. Nothing can take the place of an old friend. Tatoeba sentence 3418636 by Guybrush88.
Non devi venire qui così presto. You don't need to get here so early. Tatoeba sentence 3756306 by Guybrush88.
Non si può dividere per zero nella matematica. You can't divide by zero in mathematics. Tatoeba sentence 3547853 by Guybrush88.
Pensavo che fossi già a letto. I thought you were already in bed. Tatoeba sentence 11792467 by Nuel.
Perché non ha funzionato? Why didn't it work? Tatoeba sentence 1549792 by Guybrush88.
Può aiutarmi a sollevare questa scatola? Can you help me lift this box? Tatoeba sentence 10114192 by Guybrush88.
Può dirmi come arrivare lì? Could you tell me how to get there? Tatoeba sentence 762894 by Guybrush88.
Quale sarà la tua scelta? What'll your choice be? Tatoeba sentence 3242526 by Guybrush88.
Questa città sta crescendo rapidamente. This city is growing quickly. Tatoeba sentence 11553898 by Guybrush88.
Questa è una questione di grande importanza. This is a matter of great importance. Tatoeba sentence 2612103 by Guybrush88.
Se qualcuno può farlo, sei tu. If anybody can do it, it's you. Tatoeba sentence 10763533 by Bethanielle.
Stanno preparando del tè. They are making tea. Tatoeba sentence 4201550 by Guybrush88.
Voglio veramente sapere la verità. I really want to know the truth. Tatoeba sentence 12036071 by Guybrush88.

How this list was compiled: Words chosen one at a time for this site, not taken from any published word list or frequency list; no film-subtitle list was used and no frequency rank is given. Every word, and every twin without its accent that a note names, was checked on 2026-10-03 to have an Italian entry in the English Wiktionary, https://en.wiktionary.org. The English meanings were written for this site and compared with those entries, and words whose main sense is rude or slang were left out. Which accents Italian writes and where (the grave on à, è, ì, ò and ù, the acute on é, an accent required only on a stressed final vowel, and one-syllable pairs such as lì and li): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_orthography. The Italian keyboard (a key each for à, è, ì, ò and ù, é with Shift, no capital accented vowels on the common PC layout, no dead keys): the Italian section of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_QWERTY_keyboard_language_variants and the Italian keyboard chart of the Unicode CLDR project, release 43, https://github.com/unicode-org/cldr/tree/release-43/keyboards. US-International key presses, Option key presses and the letters a phone offers on touch and hold: the United States-International, U.S. and English on-screen keyboard charts of the same CLDR release. Alt codes are each character's number in the Western European code page with a zero in front, as https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alt_code describes, worked out for this site. All read 2026-10-03. The 36 sentences come from the Tatoeba corpus, https://tatoeba.org, found 2026-10-03 with its search set to Italian sentences owned by a self-declared native speaker, with a direct English translation. Each is credited with its Tatoeba number and author and opens at https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/ followed by the number. The English line with each sentence is the linked Tatoeba translation. No sentence was written for this site, and none starts with a capital È, which the common Italian layout has no key for. Every word and sentence was read against a blocklist of rude and upsetting words. A word that fits several drills is printed once in this list, under the first heading that fits it; the drill in the menu still includes it. Licence: own work (selection, grouping, glosses and notes; words checked against Wiktionary, https://en.wiktionary.org, CC BY-SA). The items in the sentences group are from Tatoeba, https://tatoeba.org, under CC BY 2.0 FR, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/fr/, each credited to its author by user name. The English line with each sentence is a Tatoeba translation under the same license, and its author is named on the linked sentence page.

How it works

Italian typing on an English keyboard comes down to six accented vowels: à, è, é, ì, ò and ù. Each timed run ends with WPM and accuracy, so it works as an Italian typing speed test too.

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Ten drills, one vowel at a time

The Practise menu, under More options, opens on Everything: 465 words and sentences, shuffled. One drill takes the six accented vowels alone, each beside its plain letter. Pairs shows what an accent decides: papà is dad and papa is the pope. Six drills take one vowel each, from città to più, and 36 Tatoeba sentences mix them.

Where the accents go

Italian writes an accent on a stressed final vowel: città, così, però. That is why many lines are verb forms such as sarà, will be, and andò, went. The grave goes on à, è, ì, ò and ù, the acute on é. One-syllable twins take one to stay apart: lì is there and li is them.

An Italian keyboard has a key each for à, è, ì, ò and ù, and Shift + è gives é.
On the US-International layout, press ` and then the vowel. For é, press ' and then e.

Questions and answers

How do I type à, è and ù without an Italian keyboard?

On a Mac, Option + ` then the vowel gives the accent. On Windows, hold Alt and type 0224 for à, 0232 for è or 0249 for ù on the number pad. On a phone, touch and hold the vowel. The list has every method.

Is it perché or perchè?

It is perché, with the acute accent, and Wiktionary lists perchè as a misspelling. The same close e ends poiché, finché and ventitré. The grave goes on caffè and cioè. This page counts the wrong accent as a miss.

What is a good typing speed in Italian?

This page ranks nobody and collects no scores. On an Italian keyboard five of the six accented vowels have their own key; on the US-International layout each takes two presses, so compare an Italian run only with your own runs on the same keyboard.