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Gross Typing Speed Calculator
Calculate words typed per minute before error adjustments.
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Calculator inputs
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How to use this calculator
- Enter the known values in the units shown. Results update as you type.
- Edit a calculated value to solve backwards, or lock a value to hold it fixed.
- Use the worked example to check the method. Reset restores the starting fields.
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Formula and method
Divide the number of words typed by elapsed minutes. Typing 400 counted words in four minutes gives a gross rate of 100 words per minute.
Gross words per minute = words typed ÷ minutes elapsed
Worked example
Enter these known values and leave the other values blank.
- Total number of words typed
- 400 words
- Typing time
- 4 min
- Gross words per minute (GWAM)
- 100 / min
Assumptions and limitations
- No. This ratio counts all supplied words. Use a consistent word-count convention when comparing tests; some typing tests define a word as five characters rather than a space-separated word.
- Use the units shown beside each field. This model assumes the stated relationship and does not account for quantities left out of the formula.
Common questions
Does gross speed subtract errors?
No. This ratio counts all supplied words. Use a consistent word-count convention when comparing tests; some typing tests define a word as five characters rather than a space-separated word.
References
The calculation equations, inverse formulas, units, and input rules were imported from this source. Bookify provides the interface and equation solver.
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