Use this text operation when its stated character encoding, token boundaries, normalization, case handling, and output format match the surrounding workflow.

Words

Required integer. Word count of the text.

Speed (wpm)

Optional integer in wpm. Reading speed in words per minute.

The cited overview of Text processing supplies background for the terminology and domain context used by this tool.^[1]

Estimate reading duration from a word count at a configurable words-per-minute pace. Inputs are interpreted exactly in the displayed units and the calculation returns the following fields without presentation rounding.

Minutes (min)

Returned number in min. Exact duration rounded to two decimals.

Rounded minutes (min)

Returned integer in min. Whole-minute estimate for display.

Label

Returned string. Human-facing label such as 3 min read.

• Unicode normalization, locale, grapheme clusters, malformed input, ambiguous syntax, and implementation-specific conventions can change text-processing results.
• Words must be at least 0.
• Speed must be at least 60.
• Speed must be no greater than 500.
• Use finite inputs in the displayed units, preserve source measurements and assumptions, and independently verify consequential decisions.

Preserve the original text, test representative non-ASCII and malformed cases, and use a standards-aware parser or serializer when interoperability matters.

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