Russian typing test
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Type the most common Russian words for 60 seconds and see your words per minute, accuracy and consistency. The clock starts with your first key.
The timer starts with your first key.Tab or Esc restarts
Typing Russian on your keyboard
Russian keyboards use the ЙЦУКЕН layout, with ФЫВА under the left hand and ОЛДЖ under the right. Windows includes it as Russian; on a Mac, pick Russian - PC for the same layout.
Ё has a key of its own at the top left, but most Russian writing uses е instead, so е always counts for ё here. Set your keyboard to Russian first: if it types Latin letters, the test starts over and tells you so.
The words in this test
Each test draws at random from the 200 most common Russian words. They average 4.1 letters, against 4 in the English test. These are the first 30:
- в
- и
- на
- не
- с
- что
- я
- по
- а
- как
- из
- это
- за
- для
- о
- к
- но
- то
- у
- его
- он
- от
- все
- так
- же
- мы
- до
- ты
- только
- был
The letters you will press most
- о 15%
- е 10%
- т 8%
- а 6%
- н 5%
- с 5%
- д 4%
- и 4%
Getting faster in Russian
Your speed, accuracy and best here are Russian numbers, kept apart from any other language. After a test, practice in Russian finds the letters that slow you down and builds its text around them. The score is counted as in the main typing test, which explains how.
Frequently asked questions
Can I take the Russian test on a keyboard with no Russian letters printed on it?
Yes, once your computer’s keyboard is set to Russian: the keys then type ЙЦУКЕН, whatever is printed on them. Many typists learn the positions by feel, starting from the home row.
How do I set my keyboard to Russian?
On Windows 11, open Settings, then Time & language, then Language & region, and add Russian. Hold the Windows key and press Space to switch keyboards. On a Mac, open System Settings, then Keyboard, then Text Input, choose Edit, and add Russian. Control and Space switches between them.
Sources: Microsoft: Manage the input and display language settings in Windows; Apple: Write in another language on your Mac
Can I compare my Russian speed with my English speed?
The counting is the same: five typed characters are one word, so 60 WPM means 300 correct characters a minute in any language. The words here average 4.1 letters, against 4 in the English test. Your two numbers will still differ, because how well you know a language’s words and letter patterns matters as much as your fingers. Each language keeps its own best, so you always compare like with like.
Where do the words in this Russian test come from?
They are the 200 most common Russian words in wordfreq, a research list of word frequencies built from subtitles, news, books and web text. We took out names, abbreviations and words unfit for children, and each test draws at random from what is left.
Source: wordfreq, by Robyn Speer