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Words to minutes

How many minutes is 800 words?

800 words takes 5 min 20 sec to say at a conversational 150 words per minute. The editor below is pre-filled with 800 placeholder words. Replace them with your own script to see its exact time.

800 words · 4,205 characters · 60 sentences · 1 paragraph

Speaking time

5 min 20 sec

Minutes
5.33
Seconds
320
Pace
150 WPM
Pace

Ad-buy limits

  • 15s spot · ≤ 38 words305s over
  • 30s spot · ≤ 75 words290s over
  • 60s spot · ≤ 150 words260s over

800 words at different speaking speeds

Style Pace Time
Eulogy (Toasts, ceremonies) 110 WPM 7 min 16 sec
Speech (Keynotes, talks) 130 WPM 6 min 9 sec
Presentation (Slides, pitches) 140 WPM 5 min 43 sec
Video script (YouTube, explainers) 150 WPM 5 min 20 sec
Audiobook (Narration) 155 WPM 5 min 10 sec
Podcast (Conversational) 160 WPM 5 min
Ad read (Radio, TV, online) 165 WPM 4 min 51 sec

How long is 800 words on the page?

800 words is roughly 1.6 single-spaced pages, or 3.2 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.