Words to pages converter
Convert a word count to pages, to the minutes it takes to read or to say out loud, and back.
That's 2× as long as a single-spaced page, while a college essay is 1.5× longer. It takes about 4.202 minutes to read and 6.667 minutes to say out loud.
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Pages assume 12-point Times New Roman with 1-inch margins. Reading speed is 238 words a minute, speaking 150; both vary a lot between people.
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500, 250, 150
500 words a single-spaced page, 250 double-spaced, 150 a minute spoken. A 5-minute speech is about 750 words.
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Paid by the word
Newspapers and magazines paid writers by the word in the 19th century, and the word count became publishing’s unit of length.
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Pages are not a length
Changing the font from Times to Arial can turn 10 pages into 12. Ask for a word count when length matters.
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About word counts
A single-spaced page of standard 12-point text holds about 500 words, a double-spaced page about 250. Fonts, margins and headings change that, so word counts are what editors and teachers really ask for.
Adults read silently at about 238 words a minute and speak at about 150, so a 10-minute talk is roughly 1,500 words.