The Read Time Speed Reading Extension

For any text, estimate average reading time — then reduce it effortlessly with our speed reading extension

Discover a novel way of reading to excel in work, school & life.

It’s Free, so add to Chrome now:

Upon installing the extension, copy & paste your text onto our speed reading interface to speed read.

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READING TIME
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Read Aloud Speed: 183 WPM
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Silent Reading Speed: 238 WPM
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Words To Time Converter

– Accurately estimate reading times for any reading material, text, speech or voice-over script.

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Why Use Our Browser Extension?

The Read Time is a powerful browser extension to speed read articles, blog posts, news, emails or any text on a clutter & ad free window on your desktop browser.

Transform webpages like this…

into plain text without ads & other distractions…

& read fast at your own set speed by switching to speed read mode…

Features

Distraction-Free Reading

Speed read webpages by transforming them into clean text or just paste any text onto our speed reading interface after installing the extension.

Dual Reading Modes

Use read mode for a traditional reading experience or switch to speed read mode to read at higher speeds via Rapid Serial Visual Presentation.

Customizable Settings

Control reading speed by adjusting words per minute and words at a time. Personalize your reading experience with an array of fonts, themes, and advanced settings.

More on Reading Time Estimation…

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
WordsTime
100 words26 secs
200 words51 secs
250 words1 min 4 secs
300 words1 min 16 secs
500 words2 mins 7 secs
750 words3 mins 10 secs
1000 words4 mins 13 secs
1500 words6 mins 18 secs
2000 words8 mins 25 secs
3000 words12 mins 36 secs
5000 words21 mins 1 sec
10000 words42 mins 1 sec
50000 words3 hrs 30 mins
Assumed reading speed = 238 WPM
Reading Time For Popular Page Counts
WordsTime
1 page2 min 7 secs
10 pages21 min 1 sec
20 pages42 min 1 sec
30 pages1 hr 3 mins
40 pages1 hr 24 mins
50 pages1 hr 45 mins
100 pages3 hrs 30 min
200 pages7 hrs
300 pages10 hrs 30 mins
400 pages14 hrs
500 pages17 hrs 30 mins
800 pages28 hrs
1000 pages35 hrs
Assumed reading speed = 238 WPM