Words to minutes

How many minutes is 100 words?

Q: How many minutes is 100 words?

At 150 words per minute, 100 words takes 40 sec. At 110 WPM (Eulogy) it takes 55 sec. At 130 WPM (Speech) it takes 46 sec. At 140 WPM (Presentation) it takes 43 sec. At 150 WPM (Video script) it takes 40 sec. At 155 WPM (Audiobook) it takes 39 sec. At 160 WPM (Podcast) it takes 38 sec. At 165 WPM (Ad read) it takes 36 sec.

100 words takes 40 sec to say at a conversational 150 words per minute. The editor below is pre-filled with 100 placeholder words. Replace them with your own script to see its exact time.

Your script

100 words · 524 characters · 8 sentences · 1 paragraph

Speaking time

40 sec

Minutes: 0.67
Seconds: 40
Pace: 150 WPM

Pace

Eulogy110 WPM · Toasts, ceremoniesSpeech130 WPM · Keynotes, talksPresentation140 WPM · Slides, pitchesVideo script150 WPM · YouTube, explainersAudiobook155 WPM · NarrationPodcast160 WPM · ConversationalAd read165 WPM · Radio, TV, online

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100 words at different speaking speeds

Style	Pace	Time
Eulogy (Toasts, ceremonies)	110 WPM	55 sec
Speech (Keynotes, talks)	130 WPM	46 sec
Presentation (Slides, pitches)	140 WPM	43 sec
Video script (YouTube, explainers)	150 WPM	40 sec
Audiobook (Narration)	155 WPM	39 sec
Podcast (Conversational)	160 WPM	38 sec
Ad read (Radio, TV, online)	165 WPM	36 sec

How long is 100 words on the page?

100 words is roughly 0.2 single-spaced pages, or 0.4 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.