Free online Spanish proficiency test
Test your Spanish online today!
Test your Spanish language skills with our free online Spanish Test and get immediate results.
Our Spanish level test will assess you on a series of key language skills. Following the Spanish test, you will receive your Berlitz level, as well as your global CEFR result for Spanish.
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How our Spanish placement test works
Your Spanish Placement Test will take around half an hour to complete. It will be a timed test, and you will need to work in a quiet place uninterrupted. You don’t need to prepare or study for the Spanish test, it is designed to assess your current skill level.
The Spanish proficiency test features 63 questions. Your answers will be timed to help us understand how quickly you’re comprehending the language. Once you begin the test, you cannot pause it. You must complete it in one session.
The test will cover:
- Vocabulary – You will be tested on the breath of your Spanish vocabulary, to see how advanced your grasp of the language is.
- Listening – A number of audio questions will also assess your listening skills and comprehension of the language.
- Reading – You will also be asked to read Spanish in multiple questions which will increase in technical difficulty as you progress through the test.
- Grammar – We will test your understanding of Spanish grammar to make sense of the language.
Language test FAQs
- The Spanish test will give you an accurate assessment of your current language skill level.
- Following your online Spanish test, we will recommend courses that are suited to your proficiency level.
- You can share the results of your online Spanish test with employers and educational institutions as a demonstration of your current ability.
There are 5 proficiency levels on the Berlitz scale: Functional, Intermediate, Upper Intermediate, Advanced, and Professional. Each level has two steps, so the gradings range from 1 to 10.
- Functional, Levels 1 and 2: You have a rudimentary understanding of the language and can ask and answer basic questions.
- Intermediate, Levels 3 and 4: You can follow the general meaning of conversations and can handle uncomplicated communication in social and work situations.
- Upper Intermediate, Levels 5 and 6: You can sustain general conversation at work and in social situations.
- Advanced, Levels 7 and 8: You have a more complex grasp of the language and can keep up with technical and demanding conversations.
- Professional, Levels 9 and 10: You have a free and natural grasp of the language and are comfortable communicating in any setting, including public speaking and academic situations.
- You will receive your Spanish proficiency results around one minute after completing your test.
- Your results will include your Berlitz Spanish level as well as your global CEFR score.
- You will receive two course recommendations for your current Spanish language ability.
- You are invited to reach out to us online or over the phone to discuss your circumstances, goals, and language learning pathway.
Discover your Spanish proficiency level.
Berlitz placement test analyses your listening/reading skills, grammar and vocabulary.
Complete in 30min. Instant result.