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A word is any run of non-whitespace characters.
238 is the adult silent-reading average for non-fiction; use about 150 for reading aloud.
Used for the spoken-aloud estimate.
Reading time
4.2017 min
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Reading time (rounded up)
5 min read
Reading time in seconds
252.1 s
Time to read aloud
6.6667 min
Words counted
1,000
Characters
0
Summary
1000 words at 238 words per minute is 4.2 minutes (5 min read).
Worked out from Brysbaert, M. (2019), "How many words do we read per minute? A review and meta-analysis of reading rate", Journal of Memory and Language 109 and 1 other source.

How this is worked out

3 steps
  1. Word count given: 1000.
  2. Reading time = 1000 / 238 = 4.201681 minutes = 252.1 seconds.
  3. Read aloud at 150 words per minute it would take 6.666667 minutes.

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