Reading Time Estimator
Estimate how long it takes to read any text at slow, average, and fast reading speeds, plus speaking time.
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0 minSlow reader (150 wpm)
0 minAverage (238 wpm)
0 minFast reader (350 wpm)
0 minSpeaking (130 wpm)
0Words
0Characters
How to Use Reading Time Estimator
- 1Paste or type your text into the text area.
- 2Reading time estimates update instantly.
- 3See estimates for slow (150 wpm), average (238 wpm), and fast readers (350 wpm).
- 4Speaking time (130 wpm) is useful for presentations and podcasts.
- 5The content-type hint gives context for what the length means.
Features
- ✓Three reading speed estimates: slow (150 wpm), average (238 wpm), fast (350 wpm)
- ✓Speaking time estimate at 130 words per minute
- ✓Word and character count included
- ✓Content-type hint (short article, blog post, essay, etc.)
- ✓Based on research-backed reading speed averages