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What is Reading Time?
Reading time is the time taken for an average person to silently read a piece of text while maintaining reading comprehension. Based on the meta-analysis of 100's of studies involving over 18000 participants, the average silent reading speed for an adult individual has been estimated to be approximately 238 words per minute (Marc Brysbaert,2019)
The average reading time for a piece of text can thus be deduced by dividing the total word count by 238.
Mathematical formula for calculating reading time in minutes:
Reading Time = Total Word Count / 238
What is Speech Time?
Speech time is the time taken for an average person to read aloud a piece of text. Based on the meta-analysis of nearly 80 studies involving 6000 participants, the average oral reading speed for an adult individual is considered to be 183 words per minute (Marc Brysbaert,2019).
The average speech time of a piece of text can thus be deduced by dividing the total word count by 183.
Marc Brysbaert's paper further states that reading speeds are generally lower for older adults, children and readers with english as a second language.
How To Use Our Read Time Estimation Tool?
Input text by copying & pasting or uploading PDF, DOCX or TXT files, or just directly enter the word count in number format.
The tool instantly calculates both read aloud and silent reading times based on the word count and average reading speeds of 183 WPM and 238 WPM.
Adjust the speed sliders to match your personal reading speed to see updated reading times in real time. If you aren't sure of your reading speed, get it tested with our free reading speed test.
How Long Does It Take To Read 1000 Words?
Assuming the average reading speed of an adult is 238 words per minute, it takes approximately 4 minutes and 12 seconds to read 1000 words.
How Long Does It Take To Read 100 Pages?
Assuming a page consists of 500 words, it approximately takes 3 hours and 30 minutes to read 100 pages.
How Long Does It Take To Speak 1000 Words?
Given that the average oral reading speed of an adult individual is 183 words per minute, it takes approximately 5 minutes and 28 seconds to orate 1000 words.
Reading Time For Popular Word Counts
| Words | Time |
|---|---|
| 100 words | 26 secs |
| 200 words | 51 secs |
| 250 words | 1 min 4 secs |
| 300 words | 1 min 16 secs |
| 500 words | 2 mins 7 secs |
| 750 words | 3 mins 10 secs |
| 1000 words | 4 mins 13 secs |
| 1500 words | 6 mins 18 secs |
| 2000 words | 8 mins 25 secs |
| 3000 words | 12 mins 36 secs |
| 5000 words | 21 mins 1 sec |
| 10000 words | 42 mins 1 sec |
| 50000 words | 3 hrs 30 mins |
Reading Time For Popular Page Counts
| Words | Time |
|---|---|
| 1 page | 2 min 7 secs |
| 10 pages | 21 min 1 sec |
| 20 pages | 42 min 1 sec |
| 30 pages | 1 hr 3 mins |
| 40 pages | 1 hr 24 mins |
| 50 pages | 1 hr 45 mins |
| 100 pages | 3 hrs 30 min |
| 200 pages | 7 hrs |
| 300 pages | 10 hrs 30 mins |
| 400 pages | 14 hrs |
| 500 pages | 17 hrs 30 mins |
| 800 pages | 28 hrs |
| 1000 pages | 35 hrs |