Fact · Dictation for work and study
12.7minutes saved per 1,000 words
At the study's 153 words per minute by speech and 52 on the keyboard, a 1,000-word draft takes about 6.5 minutes spoken and 19.2 minutes typed, a saving of about 12.7 minutes.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
- How it is calculated
- 1000 / 52 = 19.2 minutes; 1000 / 153 = 6.5 minutes; 19.2 - 6.5 = 12.7
Calculated from
- In a controlled study on an iPhone, English text entered by speech reached 153 words per minute, against 52 words per minute on the built-in keyboard, 2.93 times faster.
- In the same controlled study on an iPhone, English text entered on the built-in QWERTY keyboard reached 52 words per minute, against 153 words per minute by speech.
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