How word counts turn into pages, reading time and speaking time, with charts for common lengths from 250 words up to a full-length novel.
Word counts & pages
The average adult reads 1,000 words in about 4 minutes. Here's how that changes when you read aloud, skim or read fiction, plus a reading time chart from 100 to 10,000 words.
Word counts & pages
1,000 words fills about 2 single-spaced or 4 double-spaced pages. Here is a page chart from 250 to 10,000 words, plus what fonts, spacing and handwriting do to the count.
