What frequency can humans hear?
A practical overview of hearing range in Hz — and why devices often matter more than biology online.
Humans are often quoted as hearing roughly 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz. In practice, sensitivity varies and tends to decrease with age, especially at higher frequencies.
Online tests are tricky: phone and laptop speakers frequently roll off well below 20 kHz, and even some earbuds struggle at the extremes. That means “you can’t hear it” may be the device.
If you want a casual frequency range test, use good headphones, keep volume moderate, and compare your own results over time rather than a one-off number.
Dialed Sound Game’s hearing-age style results are for entertainment — but the underlying frequency matching game can still be a fun way to train pitch memory.