Long words and words people often get wrong. A test for typists who find everyday words too easy.
Common-word tests are made of short, familiar words that your fingers know by heart. Here the words are long or awkward: words such as accommodate, rhythm, conscientious and questionnaire, which break the usual letter patterns and catch out spell-checkers in people's heads.
Expect a lower speed and more mistakes than usual. The results page shows the letter pairs that slowed you down, which are often rare pairs your fingers have not practised. A short drill built from them helps on every kind of text.
Read a word or two ahead, so you know what is coming before your fingers get there. With long words, break them into parts you already type well: con-sci-en-tious is four easy pieces rather than one hard word. When a word trips you up, do not rush to make up the time; an even pace through the rest of the test scores better.
Mix this test with plain word tests. The common words keep your fast patterns sharp, and the hard words stretch the less practised ones, which is where most of the remaining speed is for experienced typists.
Long and unusual words have letter pairs you type less often, and you have to read more carefully. That is the point of the test.
No. The leaderboards compare plain word tests, so everyone types the same kind of text.