Text is split on whitespace boundaries using a regular expression. Every visible word — including numbers and hyphenated compounds — counts once. All computation runs locally in your browser; nothing is ever uploaded to a server.

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At the average adult reading speed of 238 words per minute, 1,000 words takes approximately 4 minutes and 12 seconds. Complex technical content may take longer. Our reading-time estimator above calculates this automatically for your specific text.

Scores of 60–70 are considered standard for most web content. Above 70 is easy to read; above 80 is very easy (think popular novels). Below 50 is difficult — typical of academic papers. Aim for 60+ when writing for a general audience.

Any sequence of non-whitespace characters separated by spaces or line breaks. Hyphenated words like "well-known" count as one word. Numbers count as words. Punctuation is stripped before counting so trailing periods and commas don't affect the total.