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Words to minutes

How many minutes is 300 words?

300 words takes 2 min to say at a conversational 150 words per minute. The editor below is pre-filled with 300 placeholder words. Replace them with your own script to see its exact time.

300 words

Speaking time

2 minutes 0 seconds

at 150 words per minute

Pace

Ad-buy limits

  • 15s TV Spot105 secs over limit
  • 30s Radio Spot90 secs over limit
  • 60s Radio Spot60 secs over limit

300 words at different speaking speeds

StylePaceTime
Eulogy (Deliberate)110 WPM2 min 44 sec
Conversational (YouTube)150 WPM2 min
Audiobook (Narration)155 WPM1 min 56 sec
Commercial (Fast ad read)165 WPM1 min 49 sec

How long is 300 words on the page?

300 words is roughly 0.6 single-spaced pages, or 1.2double-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.