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Words to Pages Calculator
Find out how many pages a word count fills. Choose single, 1.5 or double spacing for a standard document — 12-point font, 1-inch margins — or enter your own words per page to match a specific format.
- Pages you will need
- 6
- Words per page used
- 250
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Formula
How to use it
- Enter the word count.
- Choose the line spacing.
- For an exact figure, count the words on one full page of your own document and enter it as a custom value.
Worked examples
1,500 words, double spaced
- Pages
- 6
- Pages you will need
- 6
- Words per page used
- 250
1,000 words, single spaced
- Pages
- 2
- Pages you will need
- 2
- Words per page used
- 500
2,000 words at 1.5 spacing
- Pages
- 6
- Pages you will need
- 6
1,300 words at your own 300 words per page
- Pages
- 4.3
- Pages you will need
- 5
What the estimates assume
The 500 and 250 figures are the usual rule of thumb for 12-point Times New Roman or Arial on Letter or A4 paper with 1-inch margins. Wider fonts, larger type, headings, block quotes, short paragraphs and images all reduce the words that fit, so real documents often run a little longer.
Common assignment lengths
Double spaced: 500 words is 2 pages, 1,000 words is 4 pages, 1,500 words is 6 pages, 2,500 words is 10 pages. Single spaced, halve those. A 5-page double-spaced paper is about 1,250 words.
Questions people ask
How many pages is 1,000 words?
About 2 pages single spaced or 4 pages double spaced.
How many words is a 5-page paper?
About 1,250 words double spaced, or 2,500 single spaced.
How many pages is 500 words?
About 1 page single spaced or 2 pages double spaced.