Word Counter

Count words, characters, sentences. Get top keywords and reading level score.

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How to use Word Counter

The Word Counter is a comprehensive text analysis tool used by writers, bloggers, students, content marketers, and SEO professionals. It gives you far more than a simple word count — it delivers a complete profile of your writing in real time. Simply type or paste your text into the large editor area on the left and every statistic updates instantly with each keystroke — no button to click. The primary stats row shows your word count, character count with spaces, character count without spaces, sentence count, and paragraph count. Below that, the extended stats display unique word count (how many distinct words you used, indicating vocabulary variety), average word length in characters, and estimated reading time based on an average adult silent reading speed of 200 words per minute. The Flesch Reading Ease score at the bottom evaluates how accessible your text is on a scale from 0 to 100 — higher scores mean easier reading. A score between 60 and 70 is considered ideal for most web content and general audiences. Scores below 30 indicate academic or professional-level difficulty. The Keyword Frequency table surfaces the 10 most-used words in your text after filtering out common stop words such as the, a, is, and are. This is invaluable for checking SEO keyword usage, identifying unintentional word repetition in academic writing, and verifying that your target keywords appear frequently enough. Use the Clear button to reset the editor and start fresh for a new piece of text.

Frequently Asked Questions

How are words counted?

Words are counted by splitting the text on whitespace characters — spaces, tabs, and newlines. Multiple consecutive spaces are treated as a single separator, so extra spacing does not artificially inflate the count. Hyphenated words such as "well-being" or "state-of-the-art" are counted as a single word. Standalone punctuation marks and numbers are not counted as words.

What is the Flesch Reading Ease score?

The Flesch Reading Ease formula scores text from 0 to 100 based on average sentence length and average syllable count per word. Scores of 90–100 are very easy (11-year-old level); 70–80 is easy (13-year-old); 60–70 is standard for general web content; 50–60 is fairly difficult (college student); 30–50 is difficult; and 0–30 is very difficult (academic/professional). For most websites, aim for 60 or above.

What are stop words?

Stop words are extremely common function words — the, a, an, is, are, in, to, of, and, for, with, at, by, from — that carry little meaningful content on their own and appear in nearly every piece of text. The keyword frequency table filters them out to surface the substantive words that actually define your content's topic, making the results meaningful for SEO and content analysis.

How is reading time estimated?

Reading time is estimated by dividing your word count by 200, which is the commonly cited average adult silent reading speed in words per minute. The actual reading time will vary based on the reader's age, familiarity with the subject matter, and the complexity of the vocabulary and sentence structure. Treat the estimate as a useful guideline rather than a precise measurement.

Can I use this tool for SEO content writing?

Absolutely. SEO professionals use this tool to verify that content meets minimum length targets (typically 1,000 or more words for competitive topics), check keyword density using the frequency table, ensure readability scores are appropriate for their target audience, and count characters in meta descriptions and title tags before publishing. Aim for a Flesch score above 60 for most web content targeting general audiences.

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