Words Per Page Calculator
Use this words per page calculator to convert words to pages or pages to words for your exact font, size, line spacing, and margins.
1,000 words fills about
3.8 pages
≈ 266 words per page with these settings.
| Spacing | Words per page | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| Single | 532 | 1.9 |
| 1.5 | 358 | 2.8 |
| Double | 266 | 3.8 |
Estimates for ordinary prose with paragraph breaks. Headings, lists, and images reduce the real count.
About
How the Words Per Page Calculator Works
The words per page calculator works out how many characters fit on each line from the page width, margins, font size, and the average width of the font’s letters. It then works out how many lines fit from the page height and line spacing. Multiplying the two, and dividing by the average English word length, gives words per page.
That makes it easy to convert pages to words when an assignment is set in pages, or to check words to pages when you already have a draft. For the full background, read how many words fit on a page, or paste your draft into the word counter to measure it directly.
Guide
How to Use the Words Per Page
Choose a direction: Words → Pages to see how long a draft will be, or Pages → Words to find how much to write.
Enter the number of words or pages.
Match your document settings: font, font size, margins, paper size (US Letter or A4), and line spacing.
Read the estimate, and compare single, 1.5, and double spacing in the table below it.
Features
Key Features
Words to pages and pages to words
Works in both directions, so it doubles as a words to pages converter and a quick way to plan how much to write.
Eight common fonts
Times New Roman, Arial, Calibri, Georgia, Garamond, Helvetica, Verdana, and Courier New, each with its own letter width.
Spacing side by side
See words per page single spaced, 1.5 spaced, and double spaced at once, without changing the settings.
US Letter and A4
Switch paper size for US or UK formatting, and set margins from half an inch to an inch and a half.
Use cases
Who It’s For
Students
Turn a “five pages” brief into a word target, or use it as an essay page calculator to check a draft against a page limit.
Writers and editors
Estimate the printed length of a manuscript, chapter, or article before layout.
Professionals
Fit reports, proposals, and grant applications into strict page limits with a reliable page count calculator.
How many words is a page?
With 12-point Times New Roman and 1-inch margins, a single-spaced page holds about 530 words and a double-spaced page about 265. Wider fonts like Arial or Verdana fit fewer, so words per page in 12 point font depends on the typeface.
How many pages is 1000 words?
About 2 pages single-spaced or 4 pages double-spaced in 12-point Times New Roman with 1-inch margins. Larger fonts, wider margins, and many short paragraphs push that up.
How many words per page double spaced?
About 250 to 275 in a 12-point serif font like Times New Roman, and about 240 in Arial. Double spacing halves the number of lines, so it roughly halves the words.
Why doesn’t my document match the estimate exactly?
Real pages include headings, lists, short paragraphs, and quotes, all of which leave white space. Treat the result as an estimate within about 10%.