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Page Count Estimator

An estimated page count for a manuscript or document, based on its word count.

Result

44

How it is calculated

The tool divides the word count by the number of words you expect on one page and always rounds up to a whole page: pages = ⌈words ÷ words per page⌉. Words is the total count from your word processor (zero or more) and words per page is how many words fit on one page of your intended layout; it must be above zero. If you leave words per page empty, the tool assumes 500, which is a dense single-spaced page, so the default gives roughly half as many pages as a double-spaced manuscript. The estimate covers running text only: title pages, chapter breaks, images, tables and blank pages are not counted.

Worked example

A 12,000-word report is to be set at about 275 words per page, typical of a double-spaced layout. 12,000 ÷ 275 = 43.64, and rounding up gives 44 pages. With the default of 500 words per page, the same text would give 12,000 ÷ 500 = 24 pages, which shows how much the layout assumption matters.

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Common mistakes

  • Leaving words per page empty and expecting a double-spaced result. The default is 500 words, nearly twice the density of a typical double-spaced page.
  • Using the same words-per-page figure for different layouts. Font size, margins and line spacing can change it a lot, so measure a representative page of your own document.
  • Counting references, tables or captions in the word count when the layout will place them on pages of their own.
  • Expecting extra pages for chapter openings, headings or images. The tool only divides text by density, so add those pages yourself.
  • Forgetting that the result is rounded up: 12,001 words at 275 per page is 44 pages, while 11,000 is exactly 40.

About this calculator

This estimator converts a raw word count into an approximate number of printed pages by dividing by a words-per-page figure and rounding up to a whole page. If you leave that field empty it assumes 500 words per page; a standard double-spaced manuscript page is closer to 250–300 words, so enter that figure for manuscripts. The right number shifts with font size, margins and single- vs. double-spacing.

Authors and students use it to gauge how a manuscript's word count will translate into physical page length before formatting, while editors, publishers and print-on-demand services use similar figures to rough out printing costs, spine width, and whether a submission meets a target page count for a given format.

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