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How Many Pages Is 500 Words? Measured, Single and Double Spaced
500 words is about 0.75 of a page single spaced and 1.4 to 1.5 pages double spaced. Measured in Times New Roman and Arial, plus 250 to 5,000 words.
By MakeOnepagers Team
Updated · 4 min read
500 words is about three quarters of a page single spaced and about 1.4 to 1.5 pages double spaced, in 12 pt Times New Roman or Arial on US Letter paper with 1 inch margins. In 12 pt Times New Roman, double spaced, 500 words fills 1.35 pages; in Arial it fills 1.5, because Arial's letters are wider.
One‑Pager examples
Real One-Pagers made with MakeOnepagers. Open any one to edit it as your own.
We got those numbers by measuring, not by rule of thumb: we set two real documents in each font and counted how many words fit on one page, then divided.
Pages for common word counts
12 pt, US Letter, 1 inch margins. Ranges cover our two test documents, one with short paragraphs and one with long ones.
| Words | Single, Times New Roman | Single, Arial | Double, Times New Roman | Double, Arial |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 250 | 0.3-0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.7-0.8 |
| 500 | 0.7-0.8 | 0.7-0.8 | 1.3-1.4 | 1.5 |
| 750 | 1.0-1.2 | 1.1-1.2 | 2.0 | 2.2-2.3 |
| 1,000 | 1.4-1.5 | 1.5-1.7 | 2.7 | 2.9-3.0 |
| 1,500 | 2.1-2.3 | 2.2-2.5 | 4.0-4.1 | 4.4-4.5 |
| 2,000 | 2.8-3.1 | 3.0-3.3 | 5.4 | 5.9-6.0 |
| 2,500 | 3.4-3.9 | 3.7-4.1 | 6.7-6.8 | 7.4-7.5 |
| 3,000 | 4.1-4.6 | 4.5-5.0 | 8.1 | 8.8-9.0 |
| 5,000 | 6.9-7.7 | 7.4-8.3 | 13.4-13.5 | 14.7-15.0 |
The words per page behind this table: a single-spaced page held 648 to 727 words in Times New Roman and 603 to 673 in Arial; double spaced it held 370 to 372 and 333 to 340. All 8 fonts we tested, at 10, 11 and 12 pt, are in how many words fit on one page.
What makes your page count different
- The font. Verdana fit about 25% fewer words than Times New Roman at the same size, so the same essay runs longer.
- Paragraph length. Every paragraph ends on a part-empty line. Our short-paragraph document lost up to 150 words a single-spaced page against the long-paragraph one.
- Headings and a title. A school paper's name, class and date lines, or a title, take 4 to 6 lines off the first page.
- Your word processor. We measured with each font's own line height. Some programs add a little space above or below lines, which lowers the words per page. If your limit is strict, paste your text in and look.
500 words in a school paper
Most school papers are written in 12 pt Times New Roman, double spaced, with 1 inch margins; check your assignment sheet for the exact rules. In that setup, a 500-word essay runs to about 1.4 pages, or just over 1.5 with name and date lines on the first page. A 1,000-word essay runs to about 2.7 pages, and a 2,000-word paper to about 5.4.
500 words on a One-Pager
A designed One-Pager holds far fewer words than a page of text: ours hold 88 to 308, with a median of 134. So 500 words is more than three One-Pagers' worth. If you have 500 words to fit on one designed page, cut them to about 150 and turn numbers and lists into figures and bullet points.
Edit this template
About 90 words. A 500-word quarterly update, cut down to what the CEO needs.
Edit this template
About 100 words. A project charter that would take two pages as prose.
How to get there is in how many words a One-Pager should have.
Need it shorter than a page?
If your 500 words need to land on one designed page, drop them into the free AI One-Pager generator and get a finished One-Pager back, or start from one of the MakeOnepagers templates. Your first One-Pager is free with the AI One-Pager Generator, no account needed.
Frequently asked questions
How many pages is 500 words double spaced?
About 1.35 pages in 12 pt Times New Roman and 1.5 pages in 12 pt Arial, on US Letter with 1 inch margins.
How many pages is 500 words single spaced?
About 0.7 to 0.8 of a page in 12 pt Times New Roman or Arial.
How many pages is 1,000 words?
About 1.4 to 1.7 pages single spaced and 2.7 to 3 pages double spaced, in 12 pt Times New Roman or Arial.
How many words is a 2-page paper?
Double spaced in 12 pt, about 740 words in Times New Roman and 670 in Arial. Single spaced, about 1,300 to 1,450 in Times New Roman.
How many pages is 500 words handwritten?
It depends on your handwriting and the paper, so we did not measure it. Write one full page, count its words, and divide 500 by that number.
