Words to minutes

How many minutes is 400 words?

Q: How many minutes is 400 words?

At 150 words per minute, 400 words takes 2 min 40 sec. At 110 WPM (Eulogy) it takes 3 min 38 sec. At 130 WPM (Speech) it takes 3 min 5 sec. At 140 WPM (Presentation) it takes 2 min 51 sec. At 150 WPM (Video script) it takes 2 min 40 sec. At 155 WPM (Audiobook) it takes 2 min 35 sec. At 160 WPM (Podcast) it takes 2 min 30 sec. At 165 WPM (Ad read) it takes 2 min 25 sec.

400 words takes 2 min 40 sec to say at a conversational 150 words per minute. The editor below is pre-filled with 400 placeholder words. Replace them with your own script to see its exact time.

Your script

Good morning everyone and thank you for being here today. I want to begin by saying how grateful I am for this opportunity to speak with you. Good morning everyone and thank you for being here today. I want to begin by saying how grateful I am for this opportunity to speak with you. Good morning everyone and thank you for being here today. I want to begin by saying how grateful I am for this opportunity to speak with you. Good morning everyone and thank you for being here today. I want to begin by saying how grateful I am for this opportunity to speak with you. Good morning everyone and thank you for being here today. I want to begin by saying how grateful I am for this opportunity to speak with you. Good morning everyone and thank you for being here today. I want to begin by saying how grateful I am for this opportunity to speak with you. Good morning everyone and thank you for being here today. I want to begin by saying how grateful I am for this opportunity to speak with you. Good morning everyone and thank you for being here today. I want to begin by saying how grateful I am for this opportunity to speak with you. Good morning everyone and thank you for being here today. I want to begin by saying how grateful I am for this opportunity to speak with you. Good morning everyone and thank you for being here today. I want to begin by saying how grateful I am for this opportunity to speak with you. Good morning everyone and thank you for being here today. I want to begin by saying how grateful I am for this opportunity to speak with you. Good morning everyone and thank you for being here today. I want to begin by saying how grateful I am for this opportunity to speak with you. Good morning everyone and thank you for being here today. I want to begin by saying how grateful I am for this opportunity to speak with you. Good morning everyone and thank you for being here today. I want to begin by saying how grateful I am for this opportunity to speak with you. Good morning everyone and thank you for being here today. I want to begin by saying how grateful I am for this

400 words · 2,098 characters · 30 sentences · 1 paragraph

Speaking time

2 min 40 sec

Minutes: 2.67
Seconds: 160
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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Ad-buy limits

15s spot · ≤ 38 words145s over
30s spot · ≤ 75 words130s over
60s spot · ≤ 150 words100s over

400 words at different speaking speeds

Style	Pace	Time
Eulogy (Toasts, ceremonies)	110 WPM	3 min 38 sec
Speech (Keynotes, talks)	130 WPM	3 min 5 sec
Presentation (Slides, pitches)	140 WPM	2 min 51 sec
Video script (YouTube, explainers)	150 WPM	2 min 40 sec
Audiobook (Narration)	155 WPM	2 min 35 sec
Podcast (Conversational)	160 WPM	2 min 30 sec
Ad read (Radio, TV, online)	165 WPM	2 min 25 sec

How long is 400 words on the page?

400 words is roughly 0.8 single-spaced pages, or 1.6 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

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