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How many minutes is 800 words?

800 words takes 5 min 20 sec to say at a conversational 150 words per minute. The editor below is pre-filled with 800 placeholder words. Replace them with your own script to see its exact time.

800 words

Speaking time

5 minutes 20 seconds

at 150 words per minute

Pace

Ad-buy limits

  • 15s TV Spot305 secs over limit
  • 30s Radio Spot290 secs over limit
  • 60s Radio Spot260 secs over limit

800 words at different speaking speeds

StylePaceTime
Eulogy (Deliberate)110 WPM7 min 16 sec
Conversational (YouTube)150 WPM5 min 20 sec
Audiobook (Narration)155 WPM5 min 10 sec
Commercial (Fast ad read)165 WPM4 min 51 sec

How long is 800 words on the page?

800 words is roughly 1.6 single-spaced pages, or 3.2double-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.