Knowing your delivery pace matters for talks and voiceovers, but you cannot judge it from a word count alone; you need the time it actually took.
Words Per Minute Calculator divides your script by the spoken time you enter to give a words-per-minute pace, classifies it from slow to fast, and shows an ideal duration so you can rehearse to time.
How to use Words Per Minute Calculator
- Paste your script to measure its delivery pace.
- Enter the spoken time in minutes that it took to say.
- Read your words-per-minute pace and its band.
Use cases
- Checking whether your delivery is too fast for a talk.
- Comparing your pace across two rehearsals.
- Setting a target pace for a voiceover.
Good to know
Your pace is the script word count divided by the spoken minutes you enter, classified as slow, conversational, fast or very fast. It also shows the ideal duration for your word count at a target pace. To measure silent reading speed instead, use the reading speed calculator.
Frequently asked questions
How is words per minute measured here?
It divides the number of words in your script by the spoken time in minutes that you enter, giving your delivery pace.
What do the pace bands mean?
They group your pace from slow to very fast, so you can tell whether your delivery is comfortable for an audience.
Is this the same as reading speed?
No. This measures speaking pace from spoken time; the reading speed calculator measures how fast you read silently.