---
title: rate
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Property
path: appkit/nsspeechsynthesizer/speechpropertykey/rate
---

# rate

Get or set a synthesizer’s speech rate.

## Declaration

```swift
static let rate: NSSpeechSynthesizer.SpeechPropertyKey
```

## Discussion

Discussion An NSNumber object that specifies the synthesizer’s speaking rate. The range of supported rates is not predefined by the NSSpeechSynthesizer class; each speech synthesizer provides its own range of speech rates. Average human speech occurs at a rate of 180 to 220 words per minute. This property is used with setObject(_:forProperty:) and object(forProperty:).

## See Also

### Speech Property Keys

- [status](appkit/nsspeechsynthesizer/speechpropertykey/status.md)
- [errors](appkit/nsspeechsynthesizer/speechpropertykey/errors.md)
- [inputMode](appkit/nsspeechsynthesizer/speechpropertykey/inputmode.md)
- [characterMode](appkit/nsspeechsynthesizer/speechpropertykey/charactermode.md)
- [numberMode](appkit/nsspeechsynthesizer/speechpropertykey/numbermode.md)
- [pitchBase](appkit/nsspeechsynthesizer/speechpropertykey/pitchbase.md)
- [pitchMod](appkit/nsspeechsynthesizer/speechpropertykey/pitchmod.md)
- [volume](appkit/nsspeechsynthesizer/speechpropertykey/volume.md)
- [synthesizerInfo](appkit/nsspeechsynthesizer/speechpropertykey/synthesizerinfo.md)
- [recentSync](appkit/nsspeechsynthesizer/speechpropertykey/recentsync.md)
- [phonemeSymbols](appkit/nsspeechsynthesizer/speechpropertykey/phonemesymbols.md)
- [currentVoice](appkit/nsspeechsynthesizer/speechpropertykey/currentvoice.md)
- [commandDelimiter](appkit/nsspeechsynthesizer/speechpropertykey/commanddelimiter.md)
- [reset](appkit/nsspeechsynthesizer/speechpropertykey/reset.md)
- [outputToFileURL](appkit/nsspeechsynthesizer/speechpropertykey/outputtofileurl.md)