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📝 Words Per Minute (WPM) Calculator

📥 Inputs

🧾 Number of words ⓘ

🗣️ Speaking speed

Slow (100 wpm) Average (130 wpm) Fast (160 wpm) Other

🔧 Custom speaking speed (wpm) ⓘ

📖 Reading speed

Slow (170 wpm) Average (200 wpm) Fast (240 wpm) Other

🔧 Custom reading speed (wpm) ⓘ

⚡ Live Results

⏱️ Speaking time ⓘ

⏳ Reading time ⓘ

🧩 Quick summary

🧮 Step-by-step derivation

For speaking

Formula: time (min) = words ÷ wpm
Substitute: time (min) = —
Compute: —
Convert: —

For reading

Formula: time (min) = words ÷ wpm
Substitute: time (min) = —
Compute: —
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📚 References

Benchmarks and formulas commonly used for planning speaking & reading time.

Topic	Typical values	Source
Average speaking rate (English)	~130–160 wpm (context-dependent)	VirtualSpeech – Average Speaking Rate
Adult silent reading rate	~175–300 wpm (material-dependent)	Wikipedia – Reading (silent rate)
WPM formula	time (min) = words ÷ wpm	Informed Literacy – Fluency Rate

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