Words to Minutes Calculator
Convert words to minutes and minutes to words for any speech or presentation. Pick your speaking pace, tap a duration preset, or paste your script for a live word count — it all runs in your browser, so nothing is ever uploaded.
Target word count
390
At 130 WPM
Quick speech lengths
Or paste your script for a live count
Paste a script above to see its word count and estimated speaking time.
Why Use This Words to Minutes Calculator?
Speaking time is just arithmetic: your word count divided by your words-per-minute pace. The trouble is most people guess the pace and blow their time slot. This words to minutes calculator does the math both directions — enter a word count to get the run-time, or enter the minutes you've been given to get a target word count to write toward. Word counting uses the Intl.Segmenter API (the W3C standard for language-aware word boundaries), so pasting a script counts accurately in any language, not just English.
Two-Way Conversion: Go from words to minutes when you've already written the script, or from minutes to words when you've been handed a time slot and need a target to write toward. One tool covers both directions.
Adjustable Speaking Pace: Switch between slow (110 WPM), average conversational (130 WPM), and fast (160 WPM), or type a custom WPM. Your real pace is personal, and the result updates the moment you change it.
One-Tap Speech Presets: Buttons for 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 10, 15, and 20-minute slots instantly show the word target for that duration — the fastest answer to 'how many words is an N-minute speech.'
Paste-Your-Script Counting: Drop your actual draft into the script box and it counts the words live with Intl.Segmenter, then estimates the speaking time at your chosen pace — no copy-pasting into a separate counter.
Private by Design: Your script is analyzed entirely in your browser's JavaScript engine. There's no upload, no account, and no logging — close the tab and the text is gone, so unpublished talks stay confidential.
How to Use the Words to Minutes Calculator
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Choose a direction: Words → Time if you have a draft, or Time → Words if you have a time limit.
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Set your speaking pace — pick Slow, Average, or Fast, or type your own words-per-minute number.
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Type a word count or a number of minutes, or tap a speech-length preset like 3 min or 10 min.
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Read the result, or paste your full script below to count its words and time it automatically.
Words to Minutes — Frequently Asked Questions
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Writing for a specific time slot? These guides break down the exact word targets and pacing for the most common speech lengths — and how to trim a script that runs long.