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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

Speaking time

33 minutes 20 seconds

at 150 words per minute

Pace

Ad-buy limits

  • 15s TV Spot1985 secs over limit
  • 30s Radio Spot1970 secs over limit
  • 60s Radio Spot1940 secs over limit

5,000 words at different speaking speeds

StylePaceTime
Eulogy (Deliberate)110 WPM45 min 27 sec
Conversational (YouTube)150 WPM33 min 20 sec
Audiobook (Narration)155 WPM32 min 15 sec
Commercial (Fast ad read)165 WPM30 min 18 sec

How long is 5,000 words on the page?

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