words per minute
Transcription rate measure
Words per minute is a measure of typing or reading speed, abbreviated WPM.
Typing tests typically count a "word" as five characters including spaces: She types 80 words per minute.
Reading speed averages around 250 words per minute for adults.
The metric also measures speech rate, with conversational English running about 120–150 words per minute.
- dictationOral text for writing
- keyboardingInputting via keys
- typing testKeyboard speed measurement
- typistOne who keyboards
- data entryRecording information digitally
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- writing speedtyping, handwriting, shorthand, stenography, touch typing
- reading assessmentreading comprehension, reading level, reading proficiency, reading rate, comprehension test
- Typing MetricsWPM, CPM, error rate, accuracy rate, speed test
words per minuteerror rate
Measure of mistakes made
correctness · precision · accuracy · fidelity
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