Text to Speech Duration
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A text-to-speech duration calculator estimates how long spoken audio will be from a piece of text. Average conversational speaking is 130–160 words per minute.
- 1Duration (min) = Word count / WPM
- 2Audiobooks: ~150–160 WPM
- 3News broadcasts: ~160–180 WPM
- 4Add 10–20% for pauses, emphasis, and complex vocabulary
1,500 words at 150 WPM=10 minutes exactly
| Context | WPM | 1,500 words |
|---|---|---|
| Slow/deliberate | 110–130 | 11.5–13.6 min |
| Conversational | 130–150 | 10–11.5 min |
| Audiobooks | 150–160 | 9.4–10 min |
| News broadcasting | 160–180 | 8.3–9.4 min |
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