How many words are in this PDF?
Words, characters, pages and reading time, counted the moment you open the file.
How it works
- Open the PDF.
- Every page is read and counted in seconds.
- See words, characters, pages and reading time at a glance.
Who needs a PDF word count?
Students checking an essay against a word limit. Translators and editors quoting a job by the word. Writers checking a submission before sending it. Anyone wondering whether that report is a ten minute read or a whole evening.
How reading time is worked out
Silent reading time uses an average adult pace of about 238 words a minute. Read aloud time uses about 150 words a minute, a normal speaking pace for presentations and audio.
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Good questions
Does it count headers, footers and page numbers?
Yes. It counts all the text in the PDF, including headers, footers and footnotes, so the number may be slightly higher than your word processor shows.
Why is my word count zero?
The PDF is probably a scanned image with no real text inside. There are no words for the counter to find.
Are hyphenated words counted once?
Yes. A word like well-known counts as one word.