Text tools
Reading & Speaking Time Calculator
Estimate how long text takes to read or speak using adjustable speeds, locally in your browser.
Reading speed varies with the reader, material, comprehension level, and purpose. Choose the pace that best fits your situation. Calculations run locally in your browser. Pasted text is not uploaded or stored.
Estimate how long pasted text takes to read or speak.
Choose a reading or speaking pace, then paste text to count its words and estimate a duration. Reading time varies with the reader, material, comprehension level, and purpose. Speaking time can vary with pauses, emphasis, audience interaction, presentation style, and delivery. The calculation runs locally in your browser, so your text is not uploaded or stored.
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about this tool, how it works, and privacy.
How is reading time calculated?
Word count is divided by the selected reading speed. The default is 240 words per minute.
How is speaking time calculated?
Word count is divided by the selected speaking speed. The default is 150 words per minute.
What reading speed should I choose?
Choose 180 WPM for slower or careful reading, 240 WPM for a typical general-purpose estimate, or 300 WPM for relatively fast reading. No one speed is correct for every reader or piece of material.
What speaking speed should I choose?
Choose 120 WPM for slow, deliberate delivery, 150 WPM for normal presentation or conversational delivery, or 180 WPM for fast delivery. Pauses and audience interaction can extend the final speaking time.
Is my text private?
Yes. Word counting, calculations, and copying happen locally in your browser. CodeASystem does not upload or store pasted text. Extra spaces and line breaks are ignored when counting words.