Word Counter and Reading Time
Paste or type any text for a live count of words, characters, sentences, and paragraphs, plus estimated reading and speaking time. Nothing is uploaded; the count runs entirely in your browser.
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Words
44
Characters
234
Characters
191
excluding spaces
Sentences
3
Paragraphs
2
Avg words / sentence
14.7
Reading time
1 min
at 225 wpm
Speaking time
1 min
at 150 wpm
Reading time uses 225 words per minute, a common silent-reading average for adults, and speaking time uses 150. Sentences are counted by terminating punctuation, so an abbreviation like “e.g.” mid-sentence can inflate the count slightly.