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Portuguese typing test — free, for Brazil and Portugal

Take a free Portuguese typing test online — with full native accents (á, é, í, ó, ú, â, ê, ô, ã, õ, à, ç) for both Brazilian and European Portuguese. The corpus is real Portuguese prose. Get WPM, CPM, accuracy, and per-key breakdown after every test. No signup required.

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Portuguese typing test for both Brazil and Portugal

Portuguese has two main variants — Brazilian (português brasileiro) and European (português europeu) — with mostly shared vocabulary but distinct orthography in certain words (after the 2009 Acordo Ortográfico, the conventions have converged but not fully). Typetera's corpus uses post-Acordo modern Portuguese in both variants, with sentences sourced from journalism, literature, and everyday writing. The full character set is supported throughout: á, é, í, ó, ú, â, ê, ô, ã, õ, à, ç, ü. Your keyboard layout (ABNT2 for Brazilian, Portuguese for European) doesn't affect Typetera — we measure what your keyboard outputs.

Why Portuguese typing speeds vary

Portuguese typing speeds for the same typist are typically 5-15% lower than English speeds due to the same structural reasons that affect French and Spanish: longer average word length and accent dead-keys (especially the tilde for ã, õ which requires a sequence). CPM is a fairer cross-language comparison than WPM because the five-character word convention slightly disadvantages Portuguese's longer words. Native Portuguese typists who are fluent with ABNT2 (the standard Brazilian layout) typically narrow the gap to within 5% of their English speed.

Portuguese typing for concursos and certifications

Brazilian public-service concursos and many Portugal-based administrative roles include typing tests, typically requiring 40-50 WPM at 95%+ accuracy in 5-10 minute formats. The most common contexts: Brazilian INSS, Receita Federal, and state-level government concursos all include digitação tests; Portugal's concursos públicos for administrative roles use similar formats. Use 5-minute or 10-minute tests for endurance practice, and Custom mode to drill specific past-year concurso passages. Daily 20-30 minutes of focused Portuguese typing practice typically lifts most candidates' WPM by 10-15 in a month.

Practice paths for Portuguese typing

For general speed and accuracy: 1-minute and 5-minute Portuguese typing tests in sentences mode at /pt/test. For concurso prep: 10-minute tests at /pt/test or 5-minute tests with all toggles enabled (punctuation, numbers, capitals). For language-specific drills (tilde sequences, cedilla, accents): Custom mode at /pt/test with focused passages. Typetera's corpus respects regional spelling differences where they still exist post-Acordo, so practice transfers cleanly to both Brazilian and European Portuguese assessments.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

  • Does Typetera distinguish Brazilian and European Portuguese?

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    The corpus uses post-Acordo Ortográfico Portuguese which is largely shared. Specific regional spellings where they still differ are respected in the corpus.

  • Is the Portuguese typing test free?

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    Yes. No signup, no payment, no ads on the test page.

  • Does the corpus support ABNT2 layout?

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    Yes, Typetera works with any Portuguese keyboard layout — ABNT2 (Brazilian), Portuguese (European), or QWERTY with software-mapped dead-keys.

  • Are the tilde (ã, õ) and cedilla (ç) supported?

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    Yes. The full Portuguese character set is supported throughout the corpus and test surface.

  • Why is my Portuguese WPM lower than English?

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    Portuguese words are slightly longer on average and accent/tilde dead-keys add keystrokes. 5-15% slower than your English speed is typical.

  • Can I practice for concursos with Typetera?

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    Yes. Use 5- or 10-minute tests for endurance, and paste past-year concurso passages into Custom mode.

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