Why this test matters
Italian typing speed lands close to English averages because Italian words tend to be similar in length and the accent layout is well-positioned for muscle memory. Native Italian typists average 40–55 WPM. There's no significant offshore typing-labor market for Italian (unlike Portuguese or Spanish), so most Italian typing tests target students, professionals, and government clerical applicants. The test below uses the v1 English corpus; native Italian content arrives in v2.