Speaking vs Typing Speed Test 2025: 150 WPM vs 40 WPM Average

Research shows the average person speaks at 120-150 words per minute but types only 40 WPM. Professional typists reach 60-90 WPM, while speaking remains 3x faster. When combined with AI rewriting, voice typing can reduce document creation time by up to 39%.

How to Benchmark Yourself

1. Run a baseline: Speaking vs Typing Speed Test.
2. Track a week of tasks: emails, docs, tickets, PRs.
3. Note when AI rewriting helps: clarity, tone, or formatting.

What Typically Improves

• Time-to-first-draft (speaking is fast for ideation).
• Time-to-polished (AI reduces rewrite cycles).
• Consistency of tone across communications.

Practical Tips

• Use a good mic and a predictable hotkey.
• Dictate in short segments; rewrite in place.
• Save prompt snippets you reuse (tone, structure, checklists).

Next Steps

• Download Vibe Typer
• How we calculate time saved