Words to pages calculator
Estimate how many pages an essay will fill for a font, size and line spacing, or how many words fit a page limit, plus reading and speaking time.
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- Enter your values or choose a local file. Replace the example data with your own.
- Review options, units and assumptions, then run the tool.
- Check the result before copying or downloading it. Keep an original copy of important files.
Method & assumptions
Estimate how many pages an essay will fill for a font, size and line spacing, or how many words fit a page limit, plus reading and speaking time.
words per page ≈ 550 (Times New Roman 12 pt, single) × font factor × spacing factor × (12 ÷ size)²Worked example
Convert: Words → pages Words or pages: 1,500 Font: Times New Roman Font size (pt): 12 Line spacing: Double → Pages: ≈ 5.5 → Words per page: ≈ 275 → Handwritten pages (about 250 words each): ≈ 6 → Reading time (238 words per minute): 6 min 18 s → Speaking time (140 words per minute): 10 min 43 s
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Basic release. Review the result before relying on it. File limits, supported cases and processing requirements are shown above.
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Your inputs stay in this tab. We do not receive your files, pasted text or calculation values.
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