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Word count to pages converter
Type any word count to see how many pages it fills in a single-spaced document, a double-spaced manuscript and a printed paperback, and how long it takes to read. The numbers below the tool are the rules of thumb editors and printers use.
How many pages is 1,000 words?
1,000 words is about 2 pages single-spaced and 4 pages double-spaced (Letter or A4, 12 pt font, 1-inch margins). In a 6 × 9 in paperback it fills about 3.3 pages, and it takes about 4 minutes to read. 5,000 words is about 10 pages single-spaced, 20 double-spaced and 17 in a 6 × 9 paperback.
Word count to pages chart
| Words | Single-spaced | Double-spaced | Paperback 6 × 9 in | Reading time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 | 1 | 2 | 1.7 | 2 min |
| 1,000 | 2 | 4 | 3.3 | 4 min |
| 2,000 | 4 | 8 | 6.7 | 9 min |
| 5,000 | 10 | 20 | 17 | 22 min |
| 10,000 | 20 | 40 | 33 | 43 min |
| 20,000 | 40 | 80 | 67 | 1 h 27 |
| 50,000 | 100 | 200 | 167 | 3 h 37 |
| 80,000 | 160 | 320 | 267 | 5 h 48 |
| 100,000 | 200 | 400 | 333 | 7 h 15 |
How many pages is a novel?
Most adult novels run 70,000 to 100,000 words, which is 230 to 330 pages in a 6 × 9 in paperback. The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association, whose categories many publishers borrow, counts 40,000 words and up as a novel and 17,500 to 40,000 as a novella. A 30,000-word short novel prints at about 100 pages.
Why the same text gives different page counts
Font and size change everything: Times New Roman 12 pt fits more words than Arial 12 pt. Margins, line spacing and paragraph spacing come next. Dialogue uses far more lines than narration, so a dialogue-heavy chapter takes more pages than an essay of the same length. Headings, images and tables add pages too. Treat every number here as an estimate within about 20 %.
Ebooks have no fixed pages at all: on a Kindle the text reflows to the reader's font size. Amazon shows an estimated page count on the product page instead.
Planning a book you want to publish
Amazon KDP needs at least 24 pages for a paperback, so a 6,000-word lead magnet (about 20 pages at 6 × 9 in) is better as an ebook or a PDF. A practical guide of 10,000 to 20,000 words prints at 35 to 70 pages, a comfortable size for a first non-fiction book. On create-ebook, each format has its own length range: a lead magnet is 3,000 to 6,000 words, a how-to guide 10,000 to 20,000, a novel 30,000 to 45,000, and the print file sets the exact page count for your trim size.
Frequently asked questions
How many words are on one page?
About 500 single-spaced and 250 double-spaced on a Letter or A4 page with 12 pt font, and about 300 on a 6 × 9 in book page.
How many pages is 2,000 words?
About 4 pages single-spaced, 8 double-spaced, and 6 to 7 in a 6 × 9 in paperback.
How many pages is 50,000 words?
About 100 pages single-spaced, 200 double-spaced, and around 167 in a 6 × 9 in paperback.
How long does it take to read 1,000 words?
About 4 minutes at an average adult reading speed of 230 words per minute. Reading aloud is slower, around 7 to 8 minutes.
Does Kindle count pages?
Not fixed ones. The text reflows with the font size the reader picks. For Kindle Unlimited, Amazon pays per KENP page, a normalized count it calculates itself.