Estimate how long a piece of text takes to read, and to say out loud, from its word count and a reading speed you can adjust. It's handy for articles, scripts and presentations, and it works instantly in your browser.
Reading Time Calculator helps you optimise and publish with confidence, producing clean, standards-friendly output you can paste straight into your site.
A default of 225 words per minute, which you can adjust to match your audience.
At about 150 words per minute, a typical speaking pace.
No — everything is calculated in your browser.
Reading time uses your chosen words-per-minute; speaking time assumes ~150 wpm. Estimates vary by reader and content.