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Word, Syllable & Speaking Time Calculator

Calculate words, syllables, reading time, and presentation speech duration in real time.

Speaking time is an estimate based on word count divided by delivery pace. Reading Ease additionally estimates English text complexity from sentence length and syllables per word.

  • Key formula: Silent reading uses 220 words per minute. Speech uses your selected 120, 140, or 160 WPM pace. Syllables are estimated with a lightweight English heuristic.

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Speaking pace

Words

34

Characters

229

Without spaces

195

Sentences

3

Paragraphs

2

Syllables*

55

Reading ease*

58.5

Silent reading

10 sec

Speaking time

15 sec

* Syllable and Flesch values are English-language estimates.

Interpreting the estimates

Word counts are deterministic, while syllables and readability are heuristic. Speech estimates exclude pauses, slide changes, questions, demonstrations and applause.

Reading Ease in context

Flesch Reading Ease is designed around English prose. It can help compare revisions of similar content, but it cannot measure factual clarity, structure, tone or audience expertise.

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How accurate is the syllable count?

It uses an English-language vowel-group heuristic. Names, abbreviations, numbers, loanwords and other languages can differ from dictionary pronunciation.

How is speaking time estimated?

Word count is divided by the selected pace: 120 words per minute for slow delivery, 140 for normal, or 160 for fast. Pauses, demos and audience interaction add time.

What does Flesch Reading Ease mean?

The score estimates English readability from words per sentence and syllables per word. Higher values are generally easier to read, but subject matter and audience knowledge still matter.