Reading Time Calculator
Try out our free read time tool to count words and estimate reading time!
| Read Time | Speech Time |
|---|---|
| 0 | 0 |
| Word Count | Char Count |
|---|---|
| 0 | 0 |
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What Is Read Time?
Read 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 read time of a piece of text can then be deduced by dividing the total word count by this value of 238. Simple Math really!
How Long Does It Take To Read 1000 Words?
Assuming the average reading speed of an adult individual is 238 words per minute, it takes approximately 4 minutes and 12 seconds to read 1000 words.
Reading Time For Popular Word Counts (Table)
| 100 Words | 25 seconds |
|---|---|
| 250 Words | 1 minute 3 seconds |
| 500 Words | 2 minutes 6 seconds |
| 750 Words | 3 minutes 9 seconds |
| 1000 Words | 4 minutes 12 seconds |
| 1500 Words | 6 minutes 18 seconds |
| 2000 Words | 8 minutes 24 seconds |
| 3000 Words | 12 minutes 36 seconds |
| 5000 Words | 21 minutes 1 second |
| 10000 Words | 42 minutes 1 second |
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.
Reading Time For Popular Page Counts (Table)
| 1 Page | 2 minutes 6 seconds |
|---|---|
| 10 Pages | 21 minutes 1 second |
| 20 Pages | 42 minutes 1 second |
| 30 Pages | 1 hour 3 minutes |
| 40 Pages | 1 hour 24 minutes |
| 50 Pages | 1 hour 45 minutes |
| 100 Pages | 3 hours 30 minutes |
| 200 Pages | 7 hours |
| 300 Pages | 10 hours 30 minutes |
| 400 Pages | 14 hours |
| 500 Pages | 17 hours 30 minutes |
| 800 Pages | 28 hours |
| 1000 Pages | 35 hours |
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 speech time of a piece of text can then be deduced by dividing the total word count by this value of 183. Again simple Math. 🙂
How Long Does It Take To Speak 1000 Words?
Assuming 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.
What Other Metrics Does The Read Time Provide?
In addition to reading time and speech time, The Read Time provides the word count for texts of all lengths.
Who Is It For?
The Read Time is an ideal free tool for scriptwriters, content writers, educators, students and just about anyone who wants to measure the number of words and reading time for texts of all lengths.
Is My Text/Data Safe?
thereadtime.com does not store or process any text/data on its servers while the computations are done purely on the client's browser.
