Find your vocal range in two short steps. Sing your lowest comfortable note, then your highest, or pick both from a list. This free vocal range test shows each note with its frequency in Hz, your range in octaves and semitones, and the closest of six common voice types. It works in your browser on a phone or computer, and your voice is not recorded or uploaded.
Vocal Range Test
Sing your lowest and highest comfortable notes, or choose them.
Your result will appear here: your lowest and highest notes, range, octave span and closest voice type.
- Lowest note
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- Highest note
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- Octave span
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- Closest voice type
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Singers with the same voice type
Songs to try
Ideas for practice, not a claim that you sound like these singers. Change the key of any song to fit your range.
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How the Vocal Range Test Works
The test listens for steady notes, keeps your lowest and your highest, and turns the two into a range. It checks your pitch about 25 times a second, so you see the note and its Hz while you sing.
- Start the test. Press Start the test and allow the microphone when your browser asks. No microphone, or prefer not to sing? Select Choose notes and pick your two notes from the lists, C2 to C7.
- Step 1: lowest note. Sing “ah” and slide down slowly, holding each note for about a second. The tool keeps your lowest steady note. Press Save when it shows a note you can sing clearly.
- Step 2: highest note. Slide up slowly on “ah” the same way and stop before your voice strains. Save your highest steady note.
- Read your result. You get both notes with their Hz, your octave span, the closest voice type, a piano keyboard with your range lit up, and singer and song ideas for that voice type.
A note counts as steady when it stays within one semitone for about 0.8 seconds, so quick slides and cracks are not saved. If one note goes wrong, press Retest lowest or Retest highest instead of starting over.
Tips for an accurate result:
- Test in a quiet room. Music, fans and TV can cover your voice or add stray notes.
- Warm up gently for a few minutes before you look for your lowest and highest notes.
- Keep the phone or microphone at the same distance. If the readout says too loud, move back.
- Sing an open, steady vowel such as “ah”. If you see No clear note, sing a little louder and hold the note longer.
- Save only notes you can sing clearly. A strained top note or a creaky bottom note makes your range look wider than the voice you can use.
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Understanding Your Vocal Range Test Results
Your result names your range, such as G2–C5, and backs it with four figures: lowest note, highest note, octave span and closest voice type. Read them together, because no single number describes your voice.
- Lowest and highest note. The deepest and highest notes you held steadily, in scientific pitch notation: the letter is the note and the number is the octave, with middle C as C4. Each note shows its frequency too, for example A2 · 110 Hz.
- Octave span. The distance between your two notes in semitones, divided by 12 and shown to one decimal. G2 to C5 is 29 semitones, or 2.4 octaves.
- Frequency in Hz. Every note has a fixed frequency. The test uses standard tuning, A4 = 440 Hz, and each octave up doubles the frequency: A3 is 220 Hz and A5 is 880 Hz. While you sing, the live readout also shows cents, hundredths of a semitone, so you can see how far you are above or below the nearest note.
- Closest voice type. The voice type whose textbook range overlaps most with yours, and how much of that range you cover. When two types fit almost equally, both are named. If none fits well, you see No close match with the nearest type.
- Piano keyboard. Your range lights up on a keyboard from C2 to C7, so you can see where your voice sits.
- Singers and songs to try. Practice ideas for your closest voice type. They do not mean you sound like those singers, and any song can be moved to a key that suits you.
Copy result gives you a one-line summary, such as “My vocal range: G2–C5 (98–523 Hz), 2.4 octaves (29 semitones)”, to send to a teacher or choir director. If your range comes out under one octave, warm up and test again: one of the notes was probably saved too early or sung too cautiously.
What the result cannot tell you. The test measures pitch only. It does not judge tone, volume or breath support, and it cannot tell falsetto from chest voice. Your notes can also move a little with the microphone, the room and how warmed up you are.
What Is Vocal Range?
Vocal range is the span of notes from the lowest to the highest you can sing, measured in notes, semitones or octaves. It differs from person to person with anatomy, age, training and vocal health. Our guide to what vocal range is covers the full definition. These are the terms your result uses:
- Lowest note: the deepest pitch you can sustain with a clear tone, without slipping into vocal fry or losing breath support.
- Highest note: the top pitch you can sing with clarity and control, without shouting or squeezing.
- Comfortable range (tessitura): the part of your range where your voice sounds best and does not tire. It is narrower than your full range, and it is where most of a song should sit.
- Octave span: the size of your range. One octave is 12 semitones, the distance from one C to the next.
- Scientific pitch notation: the naming system the test uses. C4 is middle C, the C below it is C3 and the C above it is C5.
Three common misconceptions:
- “A wider range makes a better singer.” Tone, control and pitch accuracy matter more than the number of octaves.
- “Always push for the highest note.” Notes you can sing comfortably and repeatedly are the useful ones. Strained notes are not part of your working range.
- “Vocal range and voice type are the same thing.” Range is the notes you can reach. Voice type also depends on tone colour, vocal weight and where your voice changes register.
Why Test Your Vocal Range?
A vocal range test gives you a baseline: which songs fit, what to practise and whether your voice is changing. It does not rate your singing. It shows where your voice sits right now.
- Choose songs that fit. Compare a song’s lowest and highest notes with yours before you learn it, or move it to a better key.
- Practise with a plan. Aim your exercises at the edges of your comfortable range instead of guessing.
- Track your progress. Retest every few months in the same conditions and compare your notes. Voices also change over a lifetime: see how vocal range changes with age.
- Find your choir section. Your lowest and highest notes help a director place you as soprano, alto, tenor or bass.
- Brief a voice teacher. A one-line result gives a teacher a starting point before the first lesson.
- Understand your voice. Your range and closest voice type are a first map of your voice, next to tone and breath control.
Beginners, karaoke and hobby singers, choir members, music students and voice teachers all use it the same way: test, note the result, test again later. Pick a time when your voice is rested and healthy, and skip the test when you are hoarse, tired or getting over a cold.
Voice Type Ranges Used in Your Result
The test compares your notes with six common textbook voice ranges, each two octaves wide. Frequencies use A4 = 440 Hz. The ranges are general references, not limits, and many singers reach beyond them.
| Voice type | Textbook range | Frequency | Traditional section |
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| Soprano | C4 to C6 | 261.63 to 1,046.50 Hz | Female, high |
| Mezzo-soprano | A3 to A5 | 220.00 to 880.00 Hz | Female, middle |
| Contralto (alto) | F3 to F5 | 174.61 to 698.46 Hz | Female, low |
| Tenor | C3 to C5 | 130.81 to 523.25 Hz | Male, high |
| Baritone | A2 to A4 | 110.00 to 440.00 Hz | Male, middle |
| Bass | E2 to E4 | 82.41 to 329.63 Hz | Male, low |
Male and female ranges overlap. The three traditionally female types span F3 to C6 here and the three traditionally male types span E2 to C5, so they share 19 semitones, from F3 to C5. Tenor sits exactly one octave below soprano. The test never asks your gender: it compares your notes with all six types, so any voice can match any of them.
Neighbouring types overlap too, so one semitone at either end can change your closest match. Countertenor, a high male voice, is not one of the six types the test uses. For a note-by-note view of every voice type, see the full vocal range chart.
Vocal Range vs Voice Type
Your vocal range is the notes you can sing; your voice type is a category that also weighs tone, comfort and register changes. This test measures the first and suggests the second from range alone.
| Vocal range | Voice type | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | The span from your lowest to your highest comfortable note | A category, such as tenor or soprano, that groups similar voices |
| How it is found | By measuring two notes, as this test does | From range plus tessitura, timbre (tone colour), vocal weight and register changes |
| Can it change? | Yes. It often grows with training and shifts with age and health | Less often. It can settle or shift as a voice matures |
| Main use | Choosing songs and keys, tracking progress | Choir sections, casting and classical repertoire |
Two singers with the same range can still be different voice types. A teacher listens to where your voice moves from chest voice to head voice, an area called the passaggio, and to the colour of your tone. That is why your result says closest voice type, not your voice type.
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Improve Your Vocal Range
Many singers can widen their usable range gradually with regular, relaxed practice. Progress comes from better control at the edges of your range, not from forcing new notes, and how much changes differs from person to person.
- Warm up first: gentle slides, lip trills and humming before any high or low work.
- Practise little and often: short, regular sessions are easier on your voice than rare, long ones.
- Support with breath: steady airflow from a relaxed body takes pressure off your throat on high notes.
- Rest and drink water: sleep and hydration help your voice recover between sessions.
- Never force a note: if your throat tightens, back off. Singing should not hurt.
- Retest to measure: take the vocal range test again after a few weeks of practice, in the same room and after the same warm-up, so the comparison is fair.
Stop and rest if singing hurts or leaves you hoarse, and see a doctor or voice specialist if the hoarseness does not go away. Strain does not make your range grow faster.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this vocal range test free, and does it work on a phone?
Yes. It runs in a modern browser on a phone, tablet or computer, with no sign-up and no app. The microphone needs your permission on a secure (https) page. If the microphone is blocked or missing, the tool switches to Choose notes so you can still get a result.
Is my voice recorded?
No. Pitch is read from the live microphone signal inside your browser. No audio file is made or uploaded, and the microphone turns off when the test ends or when you press Stop.
Is there a separate vocal range test for men and women?
No. Everyone takes the same two steps, and the result compares your notes with all six voice types. Typical male and female ranges overlap by more than an octave, as the table above shows.
How many octaves is a good vocal range?
There is no pass mark. A range is useful when its notes are clear and controlled, whatever its size. If your result is under one octave, warm up and retest. The octave guide linked under the results section compares typical and trained ranges.
Should I count falsetto or vocal fry notes?
Count notes you can sing clearly and would use in a song. The test measures pitch only, so it cannot tell falsetto from chest voice, and very low creaky notes may not give a clear reading. If you include falsetto, write that next to your result.
Can I test the range of my speaking voice?
This test is built for sung notes. To measure your speaking voice in Hz, use the Voice Hz Test. To see how deep your speaking voice is, use the Deep Voice Checker. Both are in Related Tools above.
Why did I get a different result on a second try?
Your lowest and highest notes move a little with warm-up, time of day and effort, and one semitone can change the octave span or the closest voice type. Test twice in the same conditions and keep the notes you can repeat.
How accurate is the result?
Each held note is detected with the YIN pitch algorithm and shown as the nearest note with Hz and cents. The tool has not been benchmarked against recorded singers, so no accuracy percentage is given. A quiet room and steady notes give the most reliable reading.
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Written by John for Vocal Range Tester. Last updated: 2 October 2026.