Speech Duration & Reading Time Calculator
Paste text or enter a word count, then provide your own speaking and reading rates. Results are planning estimates.
Speech duration:
Reading time:
Word count uses browser language-aware segmentation when available; punctuation and language can affect the count. Nonempty text takes priority over the manual count. Without language-aware segmentation, whitespace-separated tokens are counted. WPM means words per minute; results use minutes:seconds, rounded to the nearest second.
Estimates only. This tool does not claim an average pace, medical suitability, comprehension level, or performance outcome.
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How to use this tool
- Text (optional)
- Speech pace (WPM)
- Calculate times
Estimates only. This tool does not claim an average pace, medical suitability, comprehension level, or performance outcome.
Estimates only. This tool does not claim an average pace, medical suitability, comprehension level, or performance outcome.
Word count uses browser language-aware segmentation when available; punctuation and language can affect the count.
Word count uses browser language-aware segmentation when available; punctuation and language can affect the count.
Text stays in this browser; nothing is sent.
Text stays in this browser; nothing is sent.
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Speech Duration & Reading Time Calculator
Estimates only. This tool does not claim an average pace, medical suitability, comprehension level, or performance outcome.