Estimate how long a script takes to read aloud

The job

You wrote a talk, a narration, or a ceremony script, and the slot is fixed. Reading it aloud start-to-finish to check the length costs the full duration; estimating from the text takes seconds and is close enough for planning.

How to do it

Paste the script and pick a pace preset — or enter your own words per minute. The counter splits the text into Latin words and script characters (kana, kanji, hangul) and prices each at that pace.

• 110 words/min is a slow, deliberate delivery; ~130 is conversational; ~150 is fast.
• For Japanese text, the same control is characters per minute — 250 is slow, ~300 a normal read, ~350 fast.

Worked example

A 650-word English script at 130 wpm comes out at about 5:00. A 1,500-character Japanese script at 300 cpm likewise lands at about 5:00.

Limits

A planning aid, not a stopwatch: pauses, slide changes, applause, and ad-libs are not counted, and real speakers drift from their nominal pace. Rehearse with a timer for the final check. Input up to 200,000 characters.