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Words to minutes

How many minutes is 1,000 words?

1,000 words takes 6 min 40 sec to say at a conversational 150 words per minute. The editor below is pre-filled with 1,000 placeholder words. Replace them with your own script to see its exact time.

1,000 words · 5,258 characters · 75 sentences · 1 paragraph

Speaking time

6 min 40 sec

Minutes
6.67
Seconds
400
Pace
150 WPM
Pace

Ad-buy limits

  • 15s spot · ≤ 38 words385s over
  • 30s spot · ≤ 75 words370s over
  • 60s spot · ≤ 150 words340s over

1,000 words at different speaking speeds

Style Pace Time
Eulogy (Toasts, ceremonies) 110 WPM 9 min 5 sec
Speech (Keynotes, talks) 130 WPM 7 min 42 sec
Presentation (Slides, pitches) 140 WPM 7 min 9 sec
Video script (YouTube, explainers) 150 WPM 6 min 40 sec
Audiobook (Narration) 155 WPM 6 min 27 sec
Podcast (Conversational) 160 WPM 6 min 15 sec
Ad read (Radio, TV, online) 165 WPM 6 min 4 sec

How long is 1,000 words on the page?

1,000 words is roughly 2 single-spaced pages, or 4 double-spaced pages. Reading silently is faster than speaking, so use the speaking times above whenever the words will be said out loud.

Other word counts

Need something else? The words to minutes calculator converts any length and works in reverse, and the speech time calculator has presets for every format.