How it works
This transcription typing test reads invented recordings aloud, a few words at a time, and you type what you hear: interview answers, meeting summaries, phone messages and talks. Then read your WPM and accuracy. A self-test: no certificate.
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What the voice leaves out
A voice gives you words, not marks. Full stops, commas, capitals and apostrophes are yours to add, and each is scored like any other character. Numbers are spoken in words and typed in words, except a telephone number, which is typed in figures.
A transcription typing lesson, one kind at a time
Stay with one kind of recording until it feels easy: three phone messages, three interview answers, three meeting summaries, three talks. Hear each on Slow first, then at normal speed.
- Keep to No timer while you listen: the voice reads only the recording the run opened on.
Questions and answers
Is this a transcriptionist typing test an employer would set?
No. The recordings were written for this page, and no employer or testing firm uses it. Ask the firm what its test plays, how long it runs and which style rules it marks against.
How is a transcription typing speed test scored here?
WPM is the correct characters you typed, spaces included, divided by five, for each minute. What you typed is lined up with what was said, so a word you missed costs that word and not the rest of the line.
How is this different from a dictation typing test?
The dictation typing test reads public-domain speeches and letters for practice. Here the voice reads everyday speech, the kind a general transcription job brings. For clinical reports, use the medical transcription typing test.
Does it work without sound?
Yes, as a copy test. On a device with no built-in voice the text appears after a short wait and you type it from the screen. Listening needs no internet connection.