Word counters get used for everything from sizing blog posts and essays to checking job applications against required minimum lengths and timing speeches and presentations. This tool counts words, characters with and without spaces, sentences, paragraphs, and lines from any text you paste in. It also estimates reading time at a typical adult reading speed of about 200 words per minute and speaking time at a public-speaking pace of about 130 words per minute. All counting happens in your browser; nothing you paste leaves your machine. Use it to verify that an article meets a magazine's 800-word minimum, a job application stays under a 500-character bio limit, or a presentation script fits within a 7-minute speaking slot.
Frequently asked questions
About 200 words per minute, which is the typical adult silent reading speed for non-technical prose. Highly technical or dense academic text reads slower (150 to 175 wpm); skimming reads faster (300+ wpm). The speaking time estimate uses 130 words per minute, which is a comfortable public-speaking pace; news anchors and presenters often go faster (150 to 170 wpm), while audiobook narrators average around 150 wpm.
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