hi, please answer my question,roughly how many words does a human read in a minute?

Question

well i know it depends on if you like reading or not but roughly??

Answer 1

That would be hard to say, some people read faster that others!!

Answer 2

It took me 3 seconds to read your question (16 words), so that works out at 160 words in 30 seconds or 320 words in one minute.

However, it depends on the length and complexity of the words. Also, there is such a thing as 'speed reading', not that I've ever been able to do that. I prefer to savour the words, take them in and understand them fully, because language should be appreciated.

Digressing somewhat from your original question, I do Pitman shorthand and can take dictation at 80 words per minute. However, that is slower than most people speak. The brain can assimilate words much more quickly than that.

Now, why don't you take out a stop watch and time yourself reading this? According to my calculations, it should take about 30 seconds to get to the end of this message. But then that also depends on your mental agility!

Answer 3

Courtesy of Wikipedia...

Rates of reading include reading for memorization (under 100 words per minute (wpm)), reading for learning (100–200 wpm), reading for comprehension (200–400 wpm), skimming (400–700 wpm), and scanning (more than 700 wpm). Specifically, normal reading involves the rates of "rauding" (or normal reading), skimming, and scanning which should be understood as having very different purposes and consequences. Reading for comprehension is the most important reading process because it is the essence of most people’s daily reading. Skimming and scanning are sometimes useful for processing larger quantities of text superficially at a much lower level of comprehension (below 50%).

Advice for the appropriate choice of reading rate includes reading flexibly, slowing down when the concepts are closer together or when the material is unfamiliar, and speeding up when the material is familiar and the material is not concept rich. Speed reading courses and books often encourage the reader to continually speed up; comprehension tests lead the reader to believe their comprehension is constantly improving. However, competence in reading involves the understanding that skimming and scanning are dangerous as default habits.

Answer 4

a person can read 5-6 words a second, and that works out to about 300-350. the best way to know that is read a book and set a stop watch or an alarm- read and then count the words you finished.

Answer 5

About 100 or so

Answer 6

Depending on the text and the reason for reading it, anything from 50 upwards!
Check this out on wikipedia for more info!

Answer 7

slowly aloud about 5 minutes per A4, quietly & fast about 1minute per A4 :)