Paste your text, then pick the font size and line spacing in the Words to Pages panel. The estimate updates as you type and assumes a standard page with 1-inch margins.
Quick answer
With a 12 pt font, 1-inch margins and single spacing, a page holds about 500 words, so 1,000 words is about 2 pages. Double-spaced, a page holds about 250 words, and 1,000 words fills about 4 pages.
| Words | Single spacing | 1.5 spacing | Double spacing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 250 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1 |
| 500 | 1 | 1.5 | 2 |
| 1,000 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 1,500 | 3 | 4.5 | 6 |
| 2,000 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| 3,000 | 6 | 9 | 12 |
How the estimate works
The calculator starts from the common rule of thumb of 500 words per single-spaced page in 12 pt and adjusts it for your settings:
- Font size: text area scales with the square of the size, so 11 pt fits about 595 words per single-spaced page, 10 pt about 720 and 14 pt about 367.
- Line spacing: 1.5 spacing fits two thirds of the single-spaced words (about 333 at 12 pt); double spacing fits half (250).
The result is rounded to one decimal place. It is an estimate, not a layout: the same word count can fill noticeably different space.
Why your document may differ
- Typeface: Times New Roman is narrower than Arial or Calibri at the same point size, so it fits more words per page.
- Paragraphs and headings: short paragraphs, headings, lists and dialogue leave partly empty lines.
- Page setup: A4 is slightly taller and narrower than US Letter; wider margins reduce the words per page.
- Extra content: title pages, tables, images, footnotes and references are not words in your text.
Common page requirements
School and university essays are often set at 12 pt with double spacing, which is why a "five-page essay" is commonly read as roughly 1,250 words. Manuscripts sent to publishers and agents are traditionally double-spaced too. Business reports and letters are usually single-spaced, so the same word count fills half the pages. When in doubt, ask which font and spacing the reader expects before you edit to a page count.
Word counts are usually the real requirement
Most teachers, journals and competitions state a word limit because page counts are easy to change with formatting. If an assignment gives pages, check whether it also specifies font, size and spacing, then set the same values here. If it gives words, use the word count above the editor and treat pages as a rough guide only.
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