How many words is a ten page paper?

Around 2,500 double spaced in Times 12, or about 5,000 single spaced. The format matters more than anything else in the answer.

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Word Count to Page Count Calculator

Word count to page count for the common academic formats. A page is not a fixed quantity: double-spaced Times 12 holds about 250 words and single-spaced Calibri 11 holds nearly double.

Also called: words to pages, pages calculator.

Pages

About 20 pages at 250 words a page, double spaced in Times New Roman 12. Single spaced it would be 10.

Words a page

250

If single spaced

If double spaced

Spacing

double spaced

Font

Times New Roman 12

How this is calculated

An estimate, not an offer or a guarantee. Projected returns assume the rate you entered holds for the whole term, which no market does.

Method and background

How this is calculated

Every page-count answer depends entirely on the format, which is why an assignment brief specifies the font and spacing rather than trusting a page number alone. The figures here are the conventional ones for standard margins on A4 or Letter, and the single and double figures are shown together because the ratio between them is the thing people are usually checking.

pages = words / words per page for the chosen format

k: Words a page (words)

Worked examples

Each of these is asserted on every build. If a change to the engine ever moved one of these answers, the build would fail before the page could print it.

five thousand words double spaced

Words: 5,000
Spacing: Double spaced
Font and size: Times New Roman 12

Pages20

The conventional 250 words a page for double-spaced Times 12

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a denser font fits more

Words: 5,000
Spacing: Single spaced
Font and size: Calibri 11

Pages9.1

boundary: the format changes the answer by nearly half

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no words is no pages

Words: 0
Spacing: Double spaced
Font and size: Times New Roman 12

Pages0

degenerate case

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Method and limits

What it assumes

One inch margins and no headings, images or block quotes.

What it deliberately does not model

Headings, lists, figures and references all break the assumption. A reference-heavy paper runs longer than the count suggests.

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Frequently asked questions

How many words is a ten page paper?: Around 2,500 double spaced in Times 12, or about 5,000 single spaced. The format matters more than anything else in the answer.