Word Count Simulator


Summary

500 words usually consist of 1.0 pages single-spaced and 2.0 pages double-spaced. In order to silently read 500 words, it would typically take 2 minutes and 6 seconds, while delivering a speech of similar length would take 2 minutes and 44 seconds. 500 words would also typically consist of 3 - 3 paragraphs and 25 - 33 sentences.



In-Depth Analysis

How Many Pages is 500 Words?

500 words will generally take up 1.0 pages for single-spaced documents and 2.0 pages for double-spaced documents. This is for standard fonts like Times New Roman, Arial and Cambria on font-size 12. So understandably, the number of pages may vary due to factors like font-size, font-family, margin spacing and the number of paragraphs used.

Hand-written text generally takes up twice the space of a single-spaced document with font-size 12 text. So a hand-written page of 500 words will be 2.0 pages; which is similar to a double-spaced document with font-size 12 text.

How Many Paragraphs in 500 Words?

500 words will approximately consist of 3 - 3 paragraphs. As a rule of thumb, paragraphs are expected to be in the range of 150-200 words, but this range vastly varies depending on the type of document being discussed. For example, in academic writing, paragraphs are expected to be in the range of 200-300 words, while internet blog posts generally entail paragraphs of less than 100 words.

How Many Sentences in 500 Words?

500 words will consist of 25 - 33 sentences. For this estimation, it has been assumed that the average sentence length lies in the range of 15-20 words.

How Long Will it Take to Read and Speak 500 Words?

It will take 2 minutes and 6 seconds to read 500 words and about 2 minutes and 44 seconds to speak the same number of words. The average silent reading rate of an adult is considered to be 238 words per minute and for speaking/reading out aloud, this value is 183 words per minute.

How Long Will it Take to Type 500 Words?

Based on an average typing speed of 40 words per minute, it will take 13 minutes to type 500 words.

Data Points For Common Word Counts

Word CountSingle-Spaced PagesDouble-Spaced PagesParagraphsSentences
500.10.213
1000.20.415-7
1500.30.618-10
2000.40.8110-13
2500.511-213-17
3000.61.2215-20
4000.81.62-320-27
50012325-33
6001.22.43-430-40
7501.534-538-50
8001.63.24-540-53
1000245-750-67
12002.44.86-860-80
1500368-1075-100
20004810-13100-133
250051013-17125-167
300061215-20150-200
400081620-27200-267
5000102025-33250-333
6000122430-40300-400
7000142835-47350-467
7500153038-50375-500
8000163240-53400-533
9000183645-60450-600
10000204050-67500-667
15000306075-100750-1000
200004080100-1331000-1333
2500050100125-1671250-1667
50000100200250-3332500-3333
100000200400500-6675000-6667
500000100020002500-333325000-33333
1000000200040005000-666750000-66667