#include <stdio.
h>
#include <string.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <time.h>
#include <conio.h>
#define MAX_INPUT_LENGTH 1024
char *TARGET_TEXT = "Because of the laboriousness of the translation
process, since the 1940s efforts have been made, with varying degrees of
success, to automate translation or to mechanically aid the human
translator. More recently, the rise of the Internet has fostered a world-wide
market for translation services and has facilitated 'language localization'.
Ideally, the translator must know both languages, as well as the subject
that is to be translated.";
//character-level mistakes
int count_character_errors(char *originalText, char *typedText)
int originalLength = strlen(originalText);
int typedLength = strlen(typedText);
int minimumLength = (originalLength < typedLength)
? originalLength
: typedLength;
int errorCount = 0;
int i;
for (i = 0; i < minimumLength; i++) {
if (originalText[i] != typedText[i]) {
errorCount++;
errorCount += abs(originalLength - typedLength);
return errorCount;
void main()
clrscr();
printf("=== Typing Speed Tester ===\n");
printf("Type the following sentence and press ENTER:\n");
printf("\"%s\"\n\n", TARGET_TEXT);
printf("Press ENTER to start...");
getchar();
printf("\nStart typing:\n> ");
// start timing
clock_t startTime = clock();
char userTypedText[MAX_INPUT_LENGTH];
fgets(userTypedText, sizeof(userTypedText), stdin);
// stop timing
clock_t endTime = clock();
//new line removal
int len = strlen(userTypedText);
if (len > 0 && userTypedText[len - 1] == '\n') {
userTypedText[len - 1] = '\0';
// total time taken
double timeTakenSeconds = (double)(endTime - startTime) /
CLOCKS_PER_SEC;
double timeTakenMinutes = timeTakenSeconds / 60.0;
int totalCharactersTyped = strlen(userTypedText);
double wordsPerMinute = (timeTakenMinutes > 0)
? ((totalCharactersTyped / 5.0) / timeTakenMinutes)
: 0.0;
int totalErrors = count_character_errors(TARGET_TEXT, userTypedText);
int comparisonLength = (strlen(TARGET_TEXT) > strlen(userTypedText))
? strlen(TARGET_TEXT)
: strlen(userTypedText);
double errorPercentage = (comparisonLength > 0)
? (100.0 * totalErrors / comparisonLength)
: 0.0;
printf("\n--- RESULTS ---\n");
printf("Target text : \"%s\"\n", TARGET_TEXT);
printf("Typed text : \"%s\"\n", userTypedText);
printf("Time taken : %.2f seconds\n", timeTakenSeconds);
printf("Speed : %.2f WPM\n", wordsPerMinute);
printf("Errors : %d / %d (%.2f%%)\n",
totalErrors, comparisonLength, errorPercentage);
getch();