---
title: speakingRate
framework: speech
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: speech/sfspeechrecognitionmetadata/speakingrate
---

# speakingRate

The number of words spoken per minute.

## Declaration

```swift
var speakingRate: Double { get }
```

## See Also

### Getting audio timing information

- [averagePauseDuration](speech/sfspeechrecognitionmetadata/averagepauseduration.md)
- [speechDuration](speech/sfspeechrecognitionmetadata/speechduration.md)
- [speechStartTimestamp](speech/sfspeechrecognitionmetadata/speechstarttimestamp.md)