Kurt Vonnegut

How many words is Slaughterhouse-Five?

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut has 49,459 words.

49,459words

Pages
275hardcover, Random House, 2012
Reading time
3 h 18 minat 250 words a minute
Listening time
5 h 19 minaudiobook pace, 155 words a minute
First published
1969

Compared with other books

Longer than 16% of the other 366 books here.

Where the numbers come from

The word count comes from the sources below.

Checked on 2026-10-27. Page counts change from edition to edition.

Questions

How many words is Slaughterhouse-Five?

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut has 49,459 words.

How many pages is Slaughterhouse-Five?

275 pages in the hardcover, Random House, 2012 edition. Other editions have more or fewer pages for the same text.

How long does it take to read Slaughterhouse-Five?

About 3 h 18 min at 250 words a minute, or 5 h 19 min as an audiobook.

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