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Words to minutes

How many minutes is 1,500 words?

1,500 words takes 10 min to say at a conversational 150 words per minute. The editor below is pre-filled with 1,500 placeholder words. Replace them with your own script to see its exact time.

1,500 words · 7,886 characters · 112 sentences · 1 paragraph

Speaking time

10 min

Minutes
10.00
Seconds
600
Pace
150 WPM
Pace

Ad-buy limits

  • 15s spot · ≤ 38 words585s over
  • 30s spot · ≤ 75 words570s over
  • 60s spot · ≤ 150 words540s over

1,500 words at different speaking speeds

Style Pace Time
Eulogy (Toasts, ceremonies) 110 WPM 13 min 38 sec
Speech (Keynotes, talks) 130 WPM 11 min 32 sec
Presentation (Slides, pitches) 140 WPM 10 min 43 sec
Video script (YouTube, explainers) 150 WPM 10 min
Audiobook (Narration) 155 WPM 9 min 41 sec
Podcast (Conversational) 160 WPM 9 min 23 sec
Ad read (Radio, TV, online) 165 WPM 9 min 5 sec

How long is 1,500 words on the page?

1,500 words is roughly 3 single-spaced pages, or 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.