750 wpm test
Can you read 750 words a minute?
750 words a minute is 3.2 times the adult average of 238. It is 5 times the pace of speech, and the pace of a Redline reader: five times the pace of speech. This test shows you 272 words at exactly that speed in 22 seconds, then checks what you kept.
Read 272 words at 750 words a minute
One word at a time, about 22 seconds. Keep your eyes on the red letter. Four questions follow.
750 words a minute.
| Book | At your speed |
|---|---|
| The Great Gatsby | |
| 1984 | |
| The Hobbit | |
| Pride and Prejudice | |
| War and Peace | |
| The King James Bible |
What 750 words a minute feels like
This is the mark. Speech runs at 150 words a minute. This is 750. A book that takes ten hours to hear takes two to read.
How long books take at 750 wpm
| Book | At 238 wpm | At 750 wpm |
|---|---|---|
| The Great Gatsby | 3.3 hours | 63 minutes |
| 1984 | 6.2 hours | 2.0 hours |
| The Hobbit | 6.7 hours | 2.1 hours |
| Pride and Prejudice | 8.5 hours | 2.7 hours |
| War and Peace | 41.1 hours | 13.0 hours |
| The King James Bible | 54.8 hours | 17.4 hours |
Questions
Is 750 words a minute fast?
750 words a minute is 3.2 times the adult average of 238 for non-fiction (Brysbaert (2019), a review of 190 studies, Journal of Memory and Language). It is the pace of a Redline reader: five times the pace of speech.
How long does it take to read a book at 750 wpm?
At 750 words a minute, The Great Gatsby (about 47,000 words) takes 63 minutes and 1984 (about 89,000 words) takes 2.0 hours. At the average 238, they take 3.3 hours and 6.2 hours.
Can I learn to read at 750 words a minute?
Yes. Train up to it in steps of 25 words a minute, with a quiz on every read. When the answers hold at one pace, you take the next.