Words to pages converter: how many pages is my word count?
Short answer
In 12 pt Times New Roman with 2.5 cm margins, one single-spaced page holds about 500 words and one double-spaced page about 250. So 1,000 words is about 2 pages single-spaced or 4 double-spaced; in a printed book it is about 3.6 pages.
Pages
2
≈500 words a page
As a printed book
3.6 pages
≈275 words a page
Handwritten
4 pages
≈250 words, A4 lined
Estimates for 2.5 cm (1 inch) margins, within about 10% — headings and short paragraphs lower the real count.
Quick reference
- 500 words — 1 page single-spaced, 2 pages double-spaced.
- 1,000 words — 2 pages single, 4 double.
- 1,500 words — 3 pages single, 6 double.
- 2,000 words — 4 pages single, 8 double.
- 5,000 words — 10 pages single, 20 double.
- 80,000 words — about 290 pages as a printed book.
Why fonts change the count
Wider typefaces fit fewer words on a line. Arial and Verdana at 12 pt take noticeably more space than Times New Roman; Calibri at 11 pt sits close to Times at 12. Headings, short dialogue lines and paragraph breaks all lower the real count, so treat every converter — including this one — as an estimate within about 10%.
Questions people also ask
- How many pages is 1,000 words?
- About 2 pages single-spaced or 4 pages double-spaced in 12 pt Times New Roman.
- How many words is a 10-page paper?
- About 2,500 words double-spaced, or 5,000 single-spaced, in 12 pt Times New Roman.
- How many words make a book?
- Most novels run 70,000–100,000 words; non-fiction is often 50,000–80,000. At about 275 words per page, 80,000 words is roughly 290 printed pages.
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