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Words to minutes

How many minutes is 200 words?

200 words takes 1 min 20 sec to say at a conversational 150 words per minute. The editor below is pre-filled with 200 placeholder words. Replace them with your own script to see its exact time.

200 words · 1,053 characters · 16 sentences · 1 paragraph

Speaking time

1 min 20 sec

Minutes
1.33
Seconds
80
Pace
150 WPM
Pace

Ad-buy limits

  • 15s spot · ≤ 38 words65s over
  • 30s spot · ≤ 75 words50s over
  • 60s spot · ≤ 150 words20s over

200 words at different speaking speeds

Style Pace Time
Eulogy (Toasts, ceremonies) 110 WPM 1 min 49 sec
Speech (Keynotes, talks) 130 WPM 1 min 32 sec
Presentation (Slides, pitches) 140 WPM 1 min 26 sec
Video script (YouTube, explainers) 150 WPM 1 min 20 sec
Audiobook (Narration) 155 WPM 1 min 17 sec
Podcast (Conversational) 160 WPM 1 min 15 sec
Ad read (Radio, TV, online) 165 WPM 1 min 13 sec

How long is 200 words on the page?

200 words is roughly 0.4 single-spaced pages, or 0.8 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.