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Words to minutes

How many minutes is 5,000 words?

5,000 words takes 33 min 20 sec to say at a conversational 150 words per minute. The editor below is pre-filled with 5,000 placeholder words. Replace them with your own script to see its exact time.

5,000 words · 26,301 characters · 371 sentences · 1 paragraph

Speaking time

33 min 20 sec

Minutes
33.33
Seconds
2,000
Pace
150 WPM
Pace

Ad-buy limits

  • 15s spot · ≤ 38 words1985s over
  • 30s spot · ≤ 75 words1970s over
  • 60s spot · ≤ 150 words1940s over

5,000 words at different speaking speeds

Style Pace Time
Eulogy (Toasts, ceremonies) 110 WPM 45 min 27 sec
Speech (Keynotes, talks) 130 WPM 38 min 28 sec
Presentation (Slides, pitches) 140 WPM 35 min 43 sec
Video script (YouTube, explainers) 150 WPM 33 min 20 sec
Audiobook (Narration) 155 WPM 32 min 15 sec
Podcast (Conversational) 160 WPM 31 min 15 sec
Ad read (Radio, TV, online) 165 WPM 30 min 18 sec

How long is 5,000 words on the page?

5,000 words is roughly 10 single-spaced pages, or 20 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.