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Words to minutes

How many minutes is 150 words?

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

150 words · 786 characters · 12 sentences · 1 paragraph

Speaking time

1 min

Minutes
1.00
Seconds
60
Pace
150 WPM
Pace

Ad-buy limits

  • 15s spot · ≤ 38 words45s over
  • 30s spot · ≤ 75 words30s over
  • 60s spot · ≤ 150 words0s spare

150 words at different speaking speeds

Style Pace Time
Eulogy (Toasts, ceremonies) 110 WPM 1 min 22 sec
Speech (Keynotes, talks) 130 WPM 1 min 9 sec
Presentation (Slides, pitches) 140 WPM 1 min 4 sec
Video script (YouTube, explainers) 150 WPM 1 min
Audiobook (Narration) 155 WPM 58 sec
Podcast (Conversational) 160 WPM 56 sec
Ad read (Radio, TV, online) 165 WPM 55 sec

How long is 150 words on the page?

150 words is roughly 0.3 single-spaced pages, or 0.6 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.