Words to minutes, for any script
Paste a voiceover, video script or speech, or type a word count. See how long it takes to say at your pace, and how many words fit a 15, 30 or 60-second video.
300 words at 150 words per minute
To convert words to minutes, divide the word count by the speaking speed in words per minute. At an average pace of 150 words per minute, 150 words take 1 minute, 300 words take 2 minutes and 75 words take 30 seconds. A slow, clear read is about 120 wpm and a fast one about 170. To go the other way, multiply the target length in minutes by the pace: a 60-second script at 150 wpm is 150 words.
3 steps, a few seconds
Add your script
Paste the text, or type a word count if you only know the number.
Pick a pace
Slow (120 wpm), average (150), fast (170) or your own words per minute.
Read the result
See the spoken length, live word, character and sentence counts, and the words needed for a target length.
What the Words to Minutes Calculator does
Speaking time
The spoken length in minutes and seconds at the pace you choose.
Words for a target length
Words needed for 15, 30, 60 or 90 seconds, 3 minutes or any length, at slow, average and fast pace.
Live counts
Words, characters and sentences update as you type, with an estimate of how many captions the script needs at 42 characters a line.
Any kind of script
Voiceovers, video ads, YouTube scripts, podcasts, presentations and speeches.
Fits a UGC ad?
Shows whether the script fits a QuickVeed UGC video ad, which takes 12 to 80 words.
Private and free
Runs in your browser. Your script is never uploaded.
- Input
- Pasted text or a word count
- Paces
- Slow 120 · average 150 · fast 170 words per minute · or custom
- Target lengths
- 15 s · 30 s · 60 s · 90 s · 3 min · or custom
- Counts
- Words, characters, sentences and estimated captions (42 characters per line, 2 lines)
- Cost and privacy
- Free, no sign-up; runs in your browser
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Questions about the Words to Minutes Calculator
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