Deep Voice Test — How Deep Is Your Voice?

Find out how deep your voice is in about 20 seconds. Pick a comparison group, read a short passage aloud, and this deep voice test shows your median speaking pitch in hertz (Hz), the nearest note and a five-band depth gauge against published adult averages (men 115 Hz, women 199 Hz). Free, no sign-up, and it runs in your phone or computer browser.

Deep Voice Checker

Read a short passage aloud for about 20 seconds. You get your median speaking pitch in Hz, the nearest note, and how deep that is compared with adult averages.

1. 1Choose and read
2. 2Record
3. 3Result

Step 1 Choose who to compare with

Adult men Adult women Both Hz only

You choose the group: the checker never guesses your sex or gender. Hz only shows the number without a comparison.

Then read this aloud in your normal speaking voice

On a quiet morning we walked along the river to the old market. A few people were setting out baskets of bread, green apples and warm cheese. The air smelled of coffee and fresh rain. We bought two small loaves, shared a pear on a wooden bench, and talked about our plans for the week ahead before heading home.

Best results: a quiet room, your normal volume, no singing or whispering.

Step 2 Record your voice

Start recording

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Your voice is analysed in this browser. Nothing is uploaded or saved.

Pitch now Hz

LevelWaiting

Your pitch line appears here while you speak

Clear voice: 0 s

Choose a group in Step 1, then press Start recording and read the passage.

Keyboard: Space or Enter on the button starts and stops. Esc stops a recording.

Your result

No result yet

Finish Step 2 to see your median speaking pitch, how deep it is on the scale, and how sure the measurement is.

Compared with published averages for adults aged 18 to 60 reading aloud (men 115 Hz, women 199 Hz; Leung et al., 2022). The band limits are this site's convention. Pitch is only one part of how deep a voice sounds: this checker does not measure resonance or voice type, and it is not a medical test. The comparison uses adult voices.

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Is My Voice Deep? How to Read Your Result

On this test, your voice counts as deep when your median speaking pitch lands in the Deeper than average or Very deep band for the group you chose. The big number on the result card is that median in Hz, with the nearest note beside it. A lower number means a lower, deeper speaking voice.

The median is the middle of all the pitch readings the checker accepted while you read, so a laugh or one stressed word barely moves it. Under the number, the facts list your average (mean) pitch, your typical span (the middle 80% of readings, 10th to 90th percentile) and the seconds of clear voice measured.

The band compares that median with published averages for adults aged 18 to 60 reading aloud: 115 Hz for men and 199 Hz for women (Leung et al., 2022). The gauge shows five bands, from Very deep to Much higher than average, and marks your number with a “You” pin. Pick Hz only and you get the number without a band.

Every result also carries a confidence level (High, Medium or Low), listed with the seconds of clear voice the checker heard:

• High or Medium: you see the band and gauge for your chosen group. If advice lines appear, they say what to change, such as moving to a quieter room or reading the whole passage.
• Low: the result says it heard too little clear voice for a reliable comparison. You still get your Hz and note, but no band or gauge. Follow the tips under it and record again.

What the numbers do not tell you. The checker measures pitch, one part of voice depth. It does not measure resonance or voice type, gives no masculinity or attractiveness score, shows no accuracy percentage and is not a medical test. A band is relative to one group’s average, not a universal cut-off.

What Hz Is a Deep Voice?

No single frequency defines a deep voice; depth is relative to a comparison group. On this site’s scale, a median of 104 Hz or lower is deeper than average for adult men, and 184 Hz or lower for adult women. The chart shows every band in whole hertz, as the checker reports it.

The edges are this site’s convention, based on Leung et al. (2022): men average 115 Hz (standard deviation 21 Hz) and women 199 Hz (28 Hz). About average covers half a standard deviation either side, and Very deep starts one and a half below.

Worked example: a median of 104 Hz shows as G#2. It is Deeper than average for adult men and Very deep for adult women.

Is My Voice Deep for a Man or a Woman?

It depends on the group you compare with, because adult men and women average different pitches. A 150 Hz median is Very deep for an adult woman and Much higher than average for an adult man. Choose Both to see the two comparisons for one reading.

The checker never guesses your sex or gender from your voice: you pick Adult men, Adult women, Both or Hz only before you start. Teenagers get their Hz and note compared with adult voices, and the result says so. A pitch number is not a masculinity or femininity score.

How to Get an Accurate Reading

Read the whole passage in your everyday voice, in a quiet room, at a steady distance from the microphone, then test again and compare. Each run hears a different sample of your voice, so one result is a snapshot, not a fixed value.

1. Quiet room. Stay silent while the level meter reads Measuring room. Fans, traffic, music and other voices cut the readings the checker can use, and a very noisy room stops the test with “Too much background noise”.
2. Steady mic distance. Use the same built-in, wired or USB microphone at the same distance every time. If the meter shows Too loud, move back a little.
3. Speak naturally. Read at your conversation pitch and volume. Pushing your voice down or singing moves the number away from your everyday voice, and whispering or vocal fry (the creaky sound at the bottom of the voice) is not measured.
4. Read the whole passage. The button changes to Stop and show result after 3 seconds of clear voice, but High confidence needs at least 8 seconds, and the full 20-second reading gives the median the most speech.
5. Retest and compare. Run 2 or 3 tests in the same room. From the second test, the result card shows the difference, for example “1 Hz lower (deeper) than your previous test”. Closing or reloading the page clears it, so use Copy result and note the date.

How Low Can Your Voice Go?

The optional lowest-note step finds the lowest note you hold steadily. After the speaking test, press Find my lowest note, hum or say “ah”, slide down slowly and hold your lowest comfortable note for about a second. The result lists it under Lowest steady note, and Copy result includes it. For comparison, see the lowest note ever sung.

Your lowest note and your speaking pitch answer different questions, and neither assigns a voice type. To find your lowest and highest singing notes, use the Vocal Range Tester; to find which voice type your singing range fits, use the Voice Type Test.

Chad and Voicecel Tests: What the Numbers Mean

Chad and voicecel tests report the same kind of median speaking pitch and attach a meme label to it. A third-party community voicecel test (checked 30 September 2026) marks 85 Hz “Deep Voice Chad”, 100 Hz “Chad” and 130 Hz “Voicecel”. On this site’s bands, 85 and 100 Hz are deeper than average for adult men, and 130 Hz is higher than average. This checker shows no meme label.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Deep Voice Test accurate?

It gives an estimate of your median speaking pitch, not a clinical measurement. Microphone, room noise and speaking style change the number between runs. The tool has not been benchmarked against laboratory software on real voices, so no accuracy percentage is stated; the confidence level rates each run.

Is 130 Hz a deep voice?

For an adult woman, yes: 130 Hz is very deep, inside the band that ends at 156 Hz. For an adult man, no: 130 Hz is higher than average. The male average is 115 Hz, and the higher-than-average band for men runs from 126 to 146 Hz.

Is a low voice the same as a deep voice?

In this test, yes: low and deep both mean a lower median speaking pitch. In everyday speech, deep can mean more than pitch: pitch is only one part of how deep a voice sounds, and this checker does not measure resonance. The Hz number describes the pitch part.

How can I tell if my voice is getting deeper?

Compare your median across weeks or months under the same conditions: same device, room, distance and passage. Save each copied result with its date. A median that keeps falling over several runs shows a lower speaking pitch. For a sudden or unexplained voice change, ask a doctor or speech-language pathologist.

Is my voice recorded or stored?

No recording is made. The checker reads pitch from the live microphone signal in your browser and keeps only pitch numbers while the page is open. It creates no audio file, and closing or reloading the page clears everything, including the previous-test comparison.

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