Find out how many hertz (Hz) your voice is with this free online voice frequency test. Read a short passage aloud to measure your speaking pitch, or hold a steady “ah” to see the exact musical note you’re producing. The voice Hz test shows your median and average frequency, your typical range, your nearest note and how steady your pitch is, all measured in your browser with your microphone.
Voice Frequency Test
Measure your voice frequency in Hz with your microphone. Read a short passage to find your speaking frequency, or hold a steady “ah” to see the exact note you're producing.
Read aloud at your normal pitch: When the sunlight strikes raindrops in the air, they act as a prism and form a rainbow. The rainbow is a division of white light into many beautiful colors.
Sing or say “ah” at a comfortable pitch and hold it steadily. Press Stop when you're done.
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- Median frequency
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- Average frequency
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- Typical range (middle 80%)
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- Lowest / highest stable
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- Nearest note (median)
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- Pitch variation
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- Voiced time analysed
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- Typical adult male speaking voice: about 90–155 Hz
- Typical adult female speaking voice: about 165–255 Hz
No microphone? Convert a frequency to a note
Your voice is analysed in this browser. Nothing is recorded or uploaded. Results are estimates and depend on your microphone and room.
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How to Test Your Voice Frequency
- Choose Speaking voice to measure how high or low you normally talk, or Steady note to measure one sustained sound.
- Press Start test and allow microphone access when your browser asks.
- For the speaking test, read the passage aloud at your normal pitch. The test stops by itself after 15 seconds.
- For the steady-note test, sing or say “ah” at a comfortable pitch and hold it, then press Stop.
- Read your median frequency first, then the other results below it. Press Copy result to save them.
Use a quiet room and keep the microphone at the same distance each time. If you don’t have a microphone, open Convert a frequency to a note under the tool and type in any value in Hz.
What Is Voice Frequency?
Voice frequency is how many times your vocal folds vibrate each second while you speak or sing, measured in hertz (Hz). One hertz is one vibration cycle per second, so a voice at 120 Hz is vibrating 120 times a second. This rate is called the fundamental frequency, or F0, and it’s what you hear as the pitch of the voice: a higher F0 sounds higher, a lower F0 sounds deeper.
Your voice also contains overtones, or harmonics, at multiples of the fundamental. They shape the tone colour of your voice but not its pitch. This test measures the fundamental frequency, which is the number people usually mean when they ask “what Hz is my voice?”
Average Voice Frequency: Typical Hz Ranges
Adult speaking voices usually fall within these fundamental frequency ranges (Baken, Clinical Measurement of Speech and Voice, 2000):
| Voice | Typical speaking frequency |
|---|---|
| Adult male | about 90–155 Hz |
| Adult female | about 165–255 Hz |
These are typical ranges, not rules. Many healthy voices sit above or below them, and children’s voices are usually higher than adults’. Singing covers a much wider span than speech. The comfortable singing ranges used for voice types on this site are:
| Voice type | Range | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| Bass | E2–E4 | 82–330 Hz |
| Baritone | A2–A4 | 110–440 Hz |
| Tenor | C3–C5 | 131–523 Hz |
| Contralto | F3–F5 | 175–698 Hz |
| Mezzo-soprano | A3–A5 | 220–880 Hz |
| Soprano | C4–C6 | 262–1047 Hz |
Is My Voice Deep or High? Reading Your Median Hz
Compare your median speaking frequency with this table. It splits each typical adult range above into a lower, middle and upper part, so you can see where your voice sits within it.
| Where your median sits | Adult male speaking voice | Adult female speaking voice |
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| Below the typical range | under 90 Hz | under 165 Hz |
| Lower part (deeper) | 90–110 Hz | 165–195 Hz |
| Middle | 110–135 Hz | 195–225 Hz |
| Upper part (higher) | 135–155 Hz | 225–255 Hz |
| Above the typical range | over 155 Hz | over 255 Hz |
The lower, middle and upper parts are an easy way to read your result, not scientific categories. A voice can also sound deeper or brighter than its Hz suggests, because resonance and tone change how deep a voice seems. Your result is a measurement, not a score: no row in the table is better than another.
Test two or three times and go by the middle result. A single reading can be off if you were tired, speaking loudly or reading with a lot of expression.
Human Voice Frequency Range
The fundamental frequency of adult speech is usually between about 90 and 255 Hz. Children’s voices are higher, often 250 Hz or more. Singing stretches much further, from about 80 Hz on low bass notes to about 1,050 Hz on high soprano notes, and some trained singers go beyond both ends.
| Part of the voice | Approximate frequency |
|---|---|
| Adult speaking pitch (fundamental) | 90–255 Hz |
| Children’s speaking pitch | often 250 Hz or higher |
| Singing pitch, low bass to high soprano | about 80–1,050 Hz |
| Harmonics and consonants such as “s” and “f” | up to about 8,000 Hz and beyond |
| What a standard phone call carries | about 300–3,400 Hz |
The full sound of a voice reaches far higher than its fundamental. That’s why your voice still sounds like you on a phone call, even though the call cuts off everything below about 300 Hz: your ear works out the pitch from the harmonics. This test ignores the harmonics and measures only the fundamental, the number that sets your pitch.
Understanding Your Voice Frequency Results
Your voice never stays on one exact frequency, so the test reports several measurements:
- Median frequency: the middle value of all the clear readings. It’s the best single answer to “what frequency is my voice?”
- Average frequency: the mean of all readings. It’s usually close to the median.
- Typical range (middle 80%): the span that holds most of your readings, leaving out the highest and lowest 10%.
- Lowest / highest stable: the low and high ends of your readings, with brief outliers removed.
- Nearest note: the musical note closest to your median, with how many cents sharp or flat you are (100 cents = one semitone).
- Pitch variation (speaking test): how many semitones your pitch moved across while you read.
- Pitch stability (steady-note test): how far your held pitch wandered, in cents. Under about 15 cents sounds very steady; wider values usually mean vibrato or drift.
- Voiced time analysed: how many seconds of clear voice were measured. Silence, breaths and consonants are skipped.
The reference scale shows where your median sits compared with typical adult speaking ranges. It’s a comparison of numbers only. Frequency alone doesn’t tell you anyone’s gender, age or voice quality.
Median vs Average Voice Frequency
The median is the middle reading when all readings are sorted from low to high. The average adds every reading and divides by the count. For speech the median is more reliable, because a laugh, a squeak or a single mis-heard sound can pull the average up or down, but barely moves the median. That’s why the test puts your median voice frequency first.
If your median and average are far apart, some readings were unusual. Retest in a quieter room, and speak at an even volume.
Speaking Frequency vs Singing Frequency
When you talk, your pitch rises and falls constantly to show emphasis and questions, so your speaking frequency is a region rather than one note. That’s why the speaking test reads for 15 seconds and reports a median and a range. When you sing, you hold chosen pitches, so the steady-note test can name the exact note and measure how steady it is.
Your speaking frequency usually sits in the lower part of your singing range. It doesn’t tell you your full vocal range or your voice type. For those, use the Vocal Range Test and the Voice Type Test, which consider your lowest and highest comfortable notes.
Is a Lower Voice Frequency Better?
No. A lower frequency means a lower pitch, not a better, healthier or more attractive voice. Two people with the same fundamental frequency can sound completely different, because resonance, clarity, volume and tone colour matter as much as pitch. If you want a deeper-sounding voice, the Deep Voice Test is a better guide than a single Hz number, and it’s never worth forcing your pitch down.
Why Does My Voice Frequency Change?
It’s normal to get slightly different results from one test to the next. Your frequency changes with:
- what you’re saying and how expressively you say it
- tiredness, a cold or a dry throat
- the time of day (voices are often a little lower in the morning)
- how loudly you speak, since louder speech tends to be higher
- age and hormonal changes over the longer term
For a fair comparison, test at the same time of day, with the same passage and the same microphone position.
How to Get an Accurate Reading
- Test in a quiet room without music, a TV or other voices.
- Keep the microphone about 20–30 cm (8–12 inches) from your mouth. If the live display says “too loud”, move back.
- Speak or sing with a clear voice. Whispering has no pitch, so it can’t be measured.
- For the steady-note test, use an open vowel such as “ah” and hold it without sliding.
- If the test says there wasn’t enough clear voice, move closer to the microphone and speak a little louder.
Browser pitch detection is an estimate. Very noisy rooms, low-quality microphones and breathy or rough sounds can reduce accuracy, and very low or very high notes are the hardest to measure.
Test Your Voice Without Straining
You don’t need to push your voice higher or lower to get a useful result. Speak at the pitch you’d use in a normal conversation, and sing only comfortable notes. If your voice feels strained or tired, stop and rest it. If hoarseness lasts more than a couple of weeks, see a doctor or speech-language pathologist.
Frequently Asked Questions
What frequency is my voice?
Run the speaking test above. It measures your fundamental frequency while you read and reports your median in Hz. For comparison, typical adult speaking voices are about 90–155 Hz for men and 165–255 Hz for women.
Can I check my voice frequency without a microphone?
You need a microphone to measure your own voice. If you already know a frequency, from another app or a tuner for example, open Convert a frequency to a note under the tool to see its nearest note and where it sits.
Does this test record my voice?
No. The sound is analysed in your browser while the test runs. Nothing is recorded, saved or uploaded.
Why is my result different on my phone and my computer?
Different microphones pick up your voice differently, and some devices process sound before the browser receives it. Small differences of a few hertz are normal. Compare results on the same device.
How many Hz is a deep voice?
For adult male speaking voices, a median under about 110 Hz is in the lower part of the typical 90–155 Hz range, and under 90 Hz is below it. For adult female voices, a median under about 195 Hz is in the lower part of the typical 165–255 Hz range. See the table above to find where your result sits.
Is my voice high pitched?
Compare your median with the table above. A median in the upper part of the typical range, or above it, means you speak higher than most adults of the same group. Pitch naturally rises when you’re excited, nervous or speaking loudly, so test while you’re relaxed.
What is a normal voice frequency?
Most adult speaking voices are around 90–155 Hz for men and 165–255 Hz for women. Plenty of healthy voices fall outside these ranges, so a result above or below them isn’t a problem on its own.
Is voice pitch the same as voice frequency?
Nearly. Frequency is the measured number in Hz, and pitch is how high or low that sounds to a listener. A higher frequency always sounds higher, so a voice pitch test and a voice frequency test measure the same thing.