How Many Words In One Page?

You’re assigned a homework in school today, “Please submit an essay four pages long.” That’s all you get. The next question in your mind will be “How many words do I have to write?”, or “What’s the word count for that?” Fortunately, or unfortunately, there’s no definite answer to that. There are many factors that contribute to the number of words one page can contain. Some of the more common ones are: font size, type of font used, line spacings, margins of the document, etc. Intuitively speaking, the smaller the font size, the more words you need; the smaller the line spacings, the more words you need in a page. When it comes to writing academic papers, meeting the required word count can sometimes be a challenge. If you find yourself struggling to reach the desired length, consider seeking assistance from a professional assignment writing service. In any new Microsoft Word document on your computer, the default font size is 12 pt, and the default font is either Times New Roman or Cambria. These are also the standard academic font for college papers. We recommend you to change this to the default if yours isn’t!

In One Page

As a general estimation, a typical page of single spaced document with font size 12 pt takes approximately 500 words to fill the page. Alternatively, you will need 250 words to fill a page of a double spaced document. Therefore, for your assignment of 4 pages long, it will add up to 2000 words for single spaced, or 1000 words for double spaced. The type of font you use may change your word count, but it should not affect too much. Here’s two tables for your quick reference. Remember, these are just general guidelines for you. If you want the most accurate information, ask the person who gave you the assignment directly! And make sure to follow their instructions!

By word count

How many words do you need to write?

Number of words	Number of pages (single spaced)	Number of pages (double spaced)
250	1/2	1
300	3/5	1 1/5
400	4/5	1 3/5
500	1	2
600	1 1/5	2 2/5
750	1 1/2	3
800	1 3/5	3 1/5
1000	2	4
1200	2 2/5	4 4/5
1500	3	6
2000	4	8
2500	5	10
3000	6	12
3500	7	14
4000	8	16
4500	9	18
5000	10	20
6000	12	24
7500	15	30
8000	16	32
10000	20	40

By page count

How many pages do you need to write?

Number of pages	Number of words (single spaced)	Number of words (double spaced)
1	500	250
2	1000	500
3	1500	750
4	2000	1000
5	2500	1250
6	3000	1500
7	3500	1750
8	4000	2000
9	4500	2250
10	5000	2500

Use our word counter tool to check your word count, and find out how many pages they make up!