Read a short passage for 10 to 20 seconds and see your median speaking pitch on a scale from typical male to typical female voices, including the overlap in between. Free, private and right in your browser, with no sign-up.
How it works
Three steps and about 15 seconds of reading. Use your everyday voice: the result is most useful when it reflects how you normally talk.
Step 1
Choose one of three short passages, press Start recording and allow microphone access. Sit somewhere quiet and keep the mic about a forearm's length away so softer syllables still register.
Step 2
Read at a comfortable volume and pace. If you are practicing a new voice, you can test that too, but keep it for the whole passage, because switching halfway blurs the median. Ten seconds of voice is enough.
Step 3
You get your median pitch in Hz, a marker on a scale shaded from typical male through the overlap to typical female, your typical range on that scale, and a short note on what pitch can and can't tell you.
Quick reference
The scale splits speaking pitch into five zones. Here is what each one suggests about how a voice is often heard, and what it doesn't.
| Zone on the scale | Median pitch | What it suggests |
|---|---|---|
| Below the typical male range | Under 85 Hz | A very deep voice; rare |
| Typical male range | 85 – 165 Hz | Most adult men speak here |
| Overlap | 165 – 180 Hz | Could be heard either way |
| Typical female range | 180 – 255 Hz | Most adult women speak here |
| Above the typical adult range | Over 255 Hz | Higher voices; most children speak here |
Most adult men speak at about 85–155 Hz and most adult women at about 165–255 Hz. The scale extends the male zone to 165 Hz and marks 165–180 Hz as the overlap, because many references put the top of male speech near 180 Hz. In the overlap, resonance and intonation usually decide how a voice is heard. These zones describe pitch, not gender.
Highlights
Built to give you a clear pitch reading with honest context, not a verdict on who you are.
A marker shows your median on a scale shaded from typical male through the overlap to typical female, with your typical range drawn around it. You see more than a zone: you see how close you are to its edges, which matters most when you are tracking change.
Single words can mislead, so the test reads your pitch many times a second for the whole passage and uses the median. Your result reflects a sustained speaking voice rather than one high or low moment, and it comes with your average, typical range and variation.
Every result comes with a note on resonance, intonation and articulation, because listeners use all of them. Pitch tells you one important thing about your voice, and the test says so plainly instead of pretending a number can decide how you sound.
Your voice is analyzed in your browser on your own device. Nothing is uploaded, there is no account, and the result disappears when you close the page unless you save the image yourself.
Ask people to guess whether a voice is male or female and pitch is the first thing they use, but it isn't the only thing. In the overlap, roughly 165 to 180 Hz, pitch alone can't settle it, and even outside it other cues can tip the balance. Voice researchers and speech-language pathologists usually group those cues into a few areas.
That is why the same 170 Hz can sound clearly male in one person and clearly female in another, and why one number never decides anything on its own. Use this test to see where your pitch sits and how it changes over time, and use your ears, a recording or a trained listener for everything else.
Many people use a male or female voice test during gender-affirming voice training, whether they are working toward a more feminine, more masculine or more androgynous voice. Pitch is the easiest part to measure, so it makes a useful progress marker. Read the same passage each time, test in similar conditions and look at the trend across weeks rather than any single day.
Change pitch gradually and never by straining. Speaking far above or below your comfortable range for long periods tires the voice and can cause hoarseness, and resonance work often makes a bigger difference than pitch alone. A speech-language pathologist who specializes in voice can tailor exercises to you. Hormones matter too: testosterone lowers the voice, while estrogen taken after puberty does not raise it, which is why voice training is the main tool for many trans women.
If you are simply curious, or you have been told you sound different on the phone than in person, treat the result as one data point. Voices span a wide range in every group, and there is no right pitch for anyone. For typical values by group, see average voice frequency, or check how much your voice moves with the voice pitch test.
Last updated October 21, 2026
Use cases
People come to this test for very different reasons, and every one of them is valid.
Measure pitch as one marker during voice training, and see whether practice carries over into everyday speech.
Find out where your speaking voice sits, especially if callers or voice assistants sometimes guess your gender wrong.
Check where a character voice lands on the scale and how far it is from your natural speaking pitch.
See the overlap between typical male and female speaking ranges in real numbers, using your own voice.
FAQ
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