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How many minutes is 500 words?

Q: How many minutes is 500 words?

At 150 words per minute, 500 words takes 3 min 20 sec. At 110 WPM (Eulogy) it takes 4 min 33 sec. At 150 WPM (Conversational) it takes 3 min 20 sec. At 155 WPM (Audiobook) it takes 3 min 14 sec. At 165 WPM (Commercial) it takes 3 min 2 sec.

500 words takes 3 min 20 sec to say at a conversational 150 words per minute. The editor below is pre-filled with 500 placeholder words. Replace them with your own script to see its exact time.

Your script

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500 words

Speaking time

3 minutes 20 seconds

at 150 words per minute

Pace

EulogyDeliberate · 110 WPMConversationalYouTube · 150 WPMAudiobookNarration · 155 WPMCommercialFast ad read · 165 WPM

Ad-buy limits

15s TV Spot185 secs over limit
30s Radio Spot170 secs over limit
60s Radio Spot140 secs over limit

500 words at different speaking speeds

Style	Pace	Time
Eulogy (Deliberate)	110 WPM	4 min 33 sec
Conversational (YouTube)	150 WPM	3 min 20 sec
Audiobook (Narration)	155 WPM	3 min 14 sec
Commercial (Fast ad read)	165 WPM	3 min 2 sec

How long is 500 words on the page?

500 words is roughly 1 single-spaced pages, or 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.