Words to Pages Converter
Convert a word count into pages for any font, spacing, paper size and margin. Unlike a flat 250-words-per-page estimate, this converter simulates the actual page layout so the number matches what your document will really print as.
A standard double spaced page holds about 250 words on US Letter with a 1 inch margin and 12pt Times New Roman. That is the figure APA 7 and MLA both assume. Single spaced doubles it to about 500. The converter below adjusts for font, size, spacing, paper and margins, so the answer is specific to your document rather than a generic average.
Your document
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10 pages at the selected layout
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Why a flat 250 words per page is usually wrong
Every words-to-pages calculator on the internet divides by 250 and calls it done. That figure assumes a specific setup: US Letter paper, 1 inch margins, 12pt Times New Roman, double spacing. Change any one of those four variables and the real count moves by ten to thirty per cent.
Arial at 12pt is wider per character than Times New Roman, so the same words fill more lines and more pages. A 1.5 inch margin removes about a fifth of the usable width. 14pt font, which is common for speaker scripts and some assignment sheets, pushes a 500 word document from two pages to nearly three.
The converter above simulates each of those variables independently, so the answer is specific to the document you are actually formatting rather than a textbook average. The simulation uses measured character advance widths for each font family and a standard 1.15 leading multiplier, which is what Word and Google Docs both apply by default for normal paragraph spacing.
Words per page by common setup
The figures below are what the layout simulation produces for the setups that show up most often in academic and business writing.
| Setup | Words / page | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Double spaced, 12pt Times, Letter, 1″ | ~250 | The APA 7 and MLA default |
| Single spaced, 12pt Times, Letter, 1″ | ~500 | Business documents, handouts |
| 1.5 spaced, 12pt Times, Letter, 1″ | ~333 | Some journals, thesis templates |
| Double spaced, 12pt Arial, Letter, 1″ | ~230 | Arial is wider per character |
| Double spaced, 12pt Times, Letter, 1.5″ | ~200 | Wide margins cut usable width |
| Double spaced, 14pt Times, Letter, 1″ | ~210 | Common for speaker scripts |
| Single spaced, 12pt Calibri, A4, 2.5 cm | ~550 | Calibri is narrower, A4 is taller |
These are simulated figures for continuous prose. Documents with many headings, block quotes, images or list items will run longer than the simulation predicts, because those elements occupy vertical space without contributing words.
Questions about words to pages
About 250 words on US Letter with a 1 inch margin and 12pt Times New Roman, double spaced. That is the figure APA 7 and MLA both assume. Single spaced gives about 500 words, and 1.5 spacing gives about 333. The exact number moves with font, margins, paper size and how much of your text is headings or block quotes.
Four pages double spaced, or two pages single spaced, on the standard 250 words per double spaced page setup. If you use a wider margin or a larger font, expect five pages instead of four.
Ten pages double spaced, or five pages single spaced. A 2,500 word essay at 12pt Times New Roman with 1 inch margins and double spacing lands on ten pages, which is the figure most university assignment sheets use.
Paste your draft into any word processor and use its word count. Then divide by 250 for double spaced pages or by 500 for single spaced. If your assignment says "five pages", that usually means five double spaced pages, which is about 1,250 words.
Yes. Times New Roman at 12pt fits about 250 words double spaced. Arial at 12pt fits about 230 because each character is wider. Courier New at 12pt fits about 200. The font size moves the count more than the font family does: 14pt Times fits about 210 words, and 11pt Times about 280.
Both use 250 words per double spaced page on US Letter with 1 inch margins, so the baseline is identical. The difference is in formatting rules: APA requires a running head and specific heading levels, MLA does not. Those structural elements add or remove a fraction of a page but do not change the words-per-page figure.