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Words to minutes

How many minutes is 3,000 words?

3,000 words takes 20 min to say at a conversational 150 words per minute. The editor below is pre-filled with 3,000 placeholder words. Replace them with your own script to see its exact time.

3,000 words · 15,783 characters · 223 sentences · 1 paragraph

Speaking time

20 min

Minutes
20.00
Seconds
1,200
Pace
150 WPM
Pace

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  • 15s spot · ≤ 38 words1185s over
  • 30s spot · ≤ 75 words1170s over
  • 60s spot · ≤ 150 words1140s over

3,000 words at different speaking speeds

Style Pace Time
Eulogy (Toasts, ceremonies) 110 WPM 27 min 16 sec
Speech (Keynotes, talks) 130 WPM 23 min 5 sec
Presentation (Slides, pitches) 140 WPM 21 min 26 sec
Video script (YouTube, explainers) 150 WPM 20 min
Audiobook (Narration) 155 WPM 19 min 21 sec
Podcast (Conversational) 160 WPM 18 min 45 sec
Ad read (Radio, TV, online) 165 WPM 18 min 11 sec

How long is 3,000 words on the page?

3,000 words is roughly 6 single-spaced pages, or 12 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.