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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

Speaking time

1 minutes 0 seconds

at 150 words per minute

Pace

Ad-buy limits

  • 15s TV Spot45 secs over limit
  • 30s Radio Spot30 secs over limit
  • 60s Radio SpotFits 60s Spot

150 words at different speaking speeds

StylePaceTime
Eulogy (Deliberate)110 WPM1 min 22 sec
Conversational (YouTube)150 WPM1 min
Audiobook (Narration)155 WPM58 sec
Commercial (Fast ad read)165 WPM55 sec

How long is 150 words on the page?

150 words is roughly 0.3 single-spaced pages, or 0.6double-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 full script timer has presets for every pace and ad-spot length.