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How many minutes is 3,000 words?

3,000 words takes 20 min to say at a conversational 150 words per minute. The editor below is pre-filled with 3,000 placeholder words. Replace them with your own script to see its exact time.

3,000 words

Speaking time

20 minutes 0 seconds

at 150 words per minute

Pace

Ad-buy limits

  • 15s TV Spot1185 secs over limit
  • 30s Radio Spot1170 secs over limit
  • 60s Radio Spot1140 secs over limit

3,000 words at different speaking speeds

StylePaceTime
Eulogy (Deliberate)110 WPM27 min 16 sec
Conversational (YouTube)150 WPM20 min
Audiobook (Narration)155 WPM19 min 21 sec
Commercial (Fast ad read)165 WPM18 min 11 sec

How long is 3,000 words on the page?

3,000 words is roughly 6 single-spaced pages, or 12double-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.