Reading Time Calculator
Paste your text to see the word count, a reading time and a speaking time. Change the speeds if your readers or speakers are faster or slower.
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計算例
Reading time for a long speech
A speech of 1,300 words pasted into the box
About 6 and a half minutes to read silently, and 10 minutes to speak at the default pace.
Reading uses 200 words a minute and speaking uses 130, so the same text takes longer to deliver than to read.
Reading time for a blog post
A blog post of 400 words pasted into the box
About 2 minutes to read, and about 3 minutes to speak.
The times are averages, so round them up in plans, as real reading and speaking usually take longer.
Reading Time Calculator について
A reading time calculator estimates how long someone will need to read a piece of writing, based on its word count. Knowing this helps when you plan a blog post, a newsletter, a report or a school assignment, because readers often decide whether to start a text partly by how long it looks. Paste your writing into the box and the tool counts the words and converts that total into minutes and seconds, so you can describe your piece as a five minute read with confidence.
The tool also estimates speaking time, which is useful for talks, podcasts, video scripts and speeches with a time limit. Both figures use a speed you can change. The defaults are 200 words per minute for reading, a common average for adults reading for pleasure, and 130 words per minute for speaking, a typical pace for a presentation. Dense or technical writing usually takes longer, so choose a slower reading speed when the subject is hard going. Comparing a few speeds side by side is a quick way to see how much the estimate changes.
Reading Time Calculator の使い方
- Paste or type your text into the box.
- Choose a reading speed that suits your readers.
- Choose a speaking speed that matches how you will deliver the text.
- Use the words, reading time and speaking time figures in your plans.
主な使いみち
- Estimating the reading time shown beside an article
- Checking that a talk script fits into the time you have been given
- Planning how long a video voiceover will run
- Comparing the length of two drafts before choosing one
よくあるご質問
How long does it take to read 1,000 words?
At the default speed of 200 words per minute, 1,000 words take about five minutes to read. At 250 words per minute the same text takes four minutes, and at 150 words per minute it takes just under seven minutes. Real readers vary, and detailed or technical writing takes longer, so these figures are a helpful average rather than an exact time for every reader.
How is reading time calculated?
The tool counts the words in your text, divides that number by the reading speed you chose and converts the result into minutes and seconds. For example, 800 words at 200 words per minute gives four minutes. Words are counted as runs of characters separated by spaces, so a hyphenated word such as well-known is counted as one word.
What is a good reading speed?
Many adults read silently at around 200 to 250 words per minute, though the speed depends on the text and the reader. Fiction is often read faster than technical manuals, and some people read more slowly on a screen. If your audience includes students or people reading in a second language, a speed of around 150 to 180 words per minute gives a more realistic estimate.
How many words do I need for a ten minute talk?
At 130 words per minute, a ten minute talk needs about 1,300 words. Speaking pace varies, so a fast speaker may need more words to fill the time, while a speaker who pauses for questions or applause will need fewer. Paste your script into the tool to check the total, then adjust it to fit your slot.
Does the timing use words or characters?
The timing is based on words, not characters. The character count is shown for reference only, because the time needed to read depends on how many words there are and how long they are. Numbers and short symbols separated by spaces are counted as words too, which can change the total for tables and lists.