Transcription Typing Test
Free transcription typing test: listen to text read aloud and type what you hear. Measures words per minute and accuracy against the spoken text, with adjustable pace, voice, phrase length, a wait-for-me mode, a word-by-word diff and daily, weekly and all-time leaderboards. Practice for transcription, court reporting, captioning and meeting minutes.
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Transcription typing test: type what you hear
This is the listening version of the MES Typing Test. Instead of copying words from the screen, you hear the text read aloud and type it as you go, which is the real skill behind transcription, court reporting, captioning, medical dictation and meeting minutes. It scores your words per minute and accuracy against what was actually said, then shows every word you got wrong, missed or added. Free, no account, and your text and voice stay on your device.
How it works
- Press Start and listen. The text is spoken a short phrase at a time (3, 5 or 8 words, or a whole sentence) by a voice from your browser. You can change the voice, pitch and volume, and search the voice list by name, language or country.
- Type what you hear in the box. The words are not shown, so you have to listen. Tab replays the last phrase (replays are counted).
- Pick a pace. 80 to 180 words per minute. Natural speech is about 150, a typical court reporter or captioner handles 180 or more, and most people start comfortably at 100.
- Wait for me speaks the next phrase only once you have nearly finished the last one, a good way to start. Captions shows each phrase after it has been spoken, as a safety net while you learn.
- Press Done (Ctrl+Enter) when you have finished, or just stop once the audio ends.
How is it scored?
Accuracy is how close your text is to what was said, measured letter by letter (typos cost a little, a missed word costs more). Capital letters and punctuation are ignored unless you turn on Strict, because a speaker does not say them out loud. WPM counts the correct characters divided by five, divided by the minutes from the first sound to the moment you finished. Ranked scores need 90% accuracy or more and use the passage text at one of the preset paces, without captions or Wait for me. Everything else is practice.
Why practise transcription?
Taking notes in a meeting, typing up an interview, keeping the record in a courtroom or captioning a video all mean typing while someone else sets the pace. It trains listening, short-term memory and typing at the same time. Start slow, aim for 95% accuracy, then raise the pace.
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