Italian (Italiano) Typing Tests
Practice typing in Italian (Italiano) with timed tests from 15 seconds to 10 minutes. Real native vocabulary, instant results. No sign-up required.
About Italian (Italiano)
Italian (Italiano) is spoken by approximately 85 million people worldwide and is the official language of Italy, San Marino, and one of the official languages of Switzerland. It is the closest living language to Latin and is considered one of the most phonetically consistent languages in Europe — words are pronounced almost exactly as they are written, making it relatively straightforward to type once you know the spelling conventions.
Special Characters
Italian uses the standard Latin alphabet but officially only 21 letters — J, K, W, X, and Y appear only in foreign loanwords. Accented vowels are common: à (grave), è (grave), é (acute), ì (grave), ò (grave), ù (grave). The grave accent is far more common than the acute. These accents are grammatically significant — città (city), perché (why/because), è (is) vs e (and).
How to Type Italian Characters
On an Italian keyboard layout, accented vowels have dedicated keys. On a standard QWERTY keyboard, use dead keys with the US International layout: press ` then the vowel for grave accents (à è ì ò ù), or ' then the vowel for acute (é). On Mac, hold the vowel key and select the accented version from the popup. On Windows, Alt+0224 for à, Alt+0232 for è, Alt+0233 for é, etc.
Typing Tips for Italian
The most frequent Italian words: e (and), in, di (of), il/la/le/lo (the), un/una (a), per (for), con (with), su (on), da (from), che (that/what), non (not), è (is). Italian has clear, consistent pronunciation rules — every letter is sounded. Double consonants (tt, ll, nn, ss) are extremely common and must be typed correctly. Words ending in vowels are the norm, which gives Italian its distinctive rhythm.