The Words Per Page Calculator converts a word count into an estimated number of pages for the formatting you choose. It is the fast answer to “how many pages is 2,000 words?” for essays, reports, dissertations and manuscripts — and it runs entirely in your browser.
Words per page by format
The estimates use the widely-cited reference figures for a standard page in 12pt Times New Roman:
| Formatting | Words per page |
|---|---|
| Single spaced | ~500 |
| 1.5 spaced | ~375 |
| Double spaced | ~250 |
So 1,000 words is roughly 2 pages double-spaced or 1 page single-spaced.
Why your real count may differ
These are estimates for plain body text. Headings, bullet lists, block quotes, images, wide margins and larger fonts all push the words-per-page down, so a richly formatted document will fill more pages than the calculator suggests. For a hard page requirement, always check in your word processor.
Everything is calculated locally in your browser — your numbers are never uploaded.
When this calculator is most useful
The most common situations where you need a quick word-to-page conversion:
Academic essays and dissertations. Your syllabus says “write a 2,500-word essay” but your supervisor also mentions “roughly ten pages.” The calculator confirms that 2,500 words is about ten pages double-spaced at 12pt — and helps you budget your sections before you start writing, so you do not spend 8 pages on the introduction and have one page left for the conclusion.
Fiction manuscripts. Standard manuscript format is double-spaced in 12pt Courier or Times New Roman with 1-inch margins — about 250 words per page. Agents and publishers think in page counts and chapters when evaluating manuscripts, so knowing that your 80,000-word novel runs to roughly 320 manuscript pages helps you pitch it accurately.
Business reports and proposals. Single-spaced at 12pt is the norm for most corporate documents, giving around 500 words per page. If a proposal brief calls for “no more than five pages,” the calculator tells you immediately that you have approximately 2,500 words to work with.
Content planning. Blog posts, white papers, and landing pages often have rough length targets. Converting those targets to an equivalent page count helps writers visualise scope and helps editors estimate layout space.
Extended word-count reference table
| Word count | Single-spaced pages | 1.5-spaced pages | Double-spaced pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 words | ~1 page | ~1.3 pages | ~2 pages |
| 1,000 words | ~2 pages | ~2.7 pages | ~4 pages |
| 1,500 words | ~3 pages | ~4 pages | ~6 pages |
| 2,000 words | ~4 pages | ~5.3 pages | ~8 pages |
| 2,500 words | ~5 pages | ~6.7 pages | ~10 pages |
| 5,000 words | ~10 pages | ~13.3 pages | ~20 pages |
| 10,000 words | ~20 pages | ~26.7 pages | ~40 pages |
These figures assume 12pt Times New Roman, standard 1-inch margins, and continuous body text with no section breaks or images.
Formatting choices that change the page count significantly
The 500 / 375 / 250 baselines assume plain prose. Real documents deviate in predictable ways:
- Font choice: Arial or Calibri at 12pt is slightly wider than Times New Roman, reducing words per page by roughly 10–15%. If your institution specifies a font, check which one.
- Margin width: 1.25-inch margins instead of 1-inch can reduce words per page by 15–20% — a meaningful difference at dissertation length.
- Paragraph breaks: frequent short paragraphs mean more blank lines and fewer words per page. A 1,500-word piece written in dialogue-heavy style may fill noticeably more pages than a dense analytical essay of the same length.
- Headers and subheadings: each heading typically uses 1–2 extra lines. A document with a heading every 200–300 words can run 5–10% longer than the estimate.
For any document where the page count is a hard constraint, use the calculator to plan, then verify the final count in your word processor before submission.