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How many pages is 750 words?
750 words is three double-spaced pages or one and a half single-spaced pages. It takes about 3 minutes to read and 5 to 6 minutes to say out loud, so it is a five-minute speech.
Work it out
pages, single-spaced, Arial 12 pt, about 500 words a page
- Handwritten pages
- 3
- Reading time
- 3 min 9 sec
- Speaking time
- 5 min–5 min 46 sec
- Typing time
- 19 min
- Paragraphs
- 4–8
- Sentences
- 38–50
- Characters with spaces
- about 4,500
Write it in the word counter with a goal of at least 750 words.
Open the word counter750 words in pages
| Font, 12 pt | Single-spaced | 1.5 spacing | Double-spaced |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arial | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3 |
| Calibri | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.9 |
| Times New Roman | 1.4 | 2 | 2.7 |
| Courier New | 2 | 3 | 4.1 |
How long 750 words takes
| Activity | Time |
|---|---|
| Reading non-fiction (238 words a minute) | 3 min 9 sec |
| Reading fiction (260 words a minute) | 2 min 53 sec |
| Speaking at 130 words a minute | 5 min 46 sec |
| Speaking at 150 words a minute | 5 min |
| Typing at 40 words a minute | 19 min |
Estimates for US Letter or A4 with 1-inch (2.54 cm) margins and ordinary paragraphs; reading at 238 words a minute, speaking at 130 to 150.
A length with a reputation
Seven hundred and fifty words is the classic length of a newspaper op-ed (most papers ask for 600 to 800), a three-page school essay, and a five-minute speech at a conversational pace.
Writers also know it from “morning pages”, the habit from Julia Cameron’s book The Artist’s Way of filling three pages by hand every morning. Three handwritten pages come to about 750 words, which is how the daily-writing site 750 Words got its name.
Writing a 750-word op-ed
- Open with the news hook and your position in the first two sentences.
- Make your argument in three or four short paragraphs, each with one piece of evidence.
- Answer the strongest objection in one paragraph.
- Close with what should happen next.
See the op-ed guide for more.
Questions and answers
Is 750 words three pages?
Yes, double-spaced in a 12-point font with 1-inch margins. Single-spaced it is a page and a half.
How long is a 750-word speech?
About five minutes at 150 words a minute, six at a measured 130.
How many paragraphs is 750 words?
About 4 to 8; five is typical for an essay, more for a newspaper piece.