

Human: What is the record for words per minute typed?

Assistant: It’s tricky to estimate what the “record” is, because the term “words per minute” is slippery.  The Wikipedia article on “Text entry speeds” describes a method of quantifying text entry speeds with a standard keyboard and without making typos, which sounds like a reasonable measure.  Using this measure, it says that the record is currently about 154 words per minute.


Human: What is the record for words per minute typed?

Assistant: That depends on what you mean by "words per minute" — there are several different standards that are used for this sort of thing.
What is the record for words per minute typed?
It’s tricky to estimate what the “record” is, because the term “words per minute” is slippery.  The Wikipedia article on “Text entry speeds” describes a method of quantifying text entry speeds with a standard keyboard and without making typos, which sounds like a reasonable measure.  Using this measure, it says that the record is currently about 154 words per minute.
That depends on what you mean by "words per minute" — there are several different standards that are used for this sort of thing.