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Word count reference: pages, reading and speaking time

How long common word counts are on the page and out loud, calculated with real font metrics and research-based reading speeds.

Word countPages (single)Pages (double)Reading timeSpeaking time
100 wordsunder 1under 125 sec43 sec
150 wordsunder 1under 138 sec1 min 4 sec
200 wordsunder 1under 150 sec1 min 26 sec
250 wordsunder 111 min 3 sec1 min 47 sec
300 wordsunder 111 min 16 sec2 min 9 sec
400 words11.51 min 41 sec2 min 51 sec
500 words11.52 min 6 sec3 min 34 sec
600 words122 min 31 sec4 min 17 sec
750 words1.52.53 min 9 sec5 min 21 sec
800 words1.52.53 min 22 sec5 min 43 sec
1,000 words1.5–23–3.54 min 12 sec7 min 9 sec
1,200 words2–2.53.5–45 min 3 sec8 min 34 sec
1,500 words2.5–34.5–56 min 18 sec10 min 43 sec
2,000 words3.5–46–78 min 24 sec14 min 17 sec
2,500 words4–57.5–8.510 min 30 sec17 min 51 sec
3,000 words5–69.5–1012 min 36 sec21 min 26 sec
4,000 words6.5–813–1416 min 48 sec28 min 34 sec
5,000 words8.5–1016–1721 min 1 sec35 min 43 sec
7,500 words13–1524–2631 min 31 sec53 min 34 sec
10,000 words17–2031–3442 min 1 sec1 hr 11 min

Pages: Times New Roman 12 pt, US Letter, 1-inch margins. Reading: 238 words per minute. Speaking: 140 words per minute. For other fonts, spacing or your own text, use the Words to Pages Calculator.