Word Counter

Count words, characters, and sentences in your text

Text Statistics

Characters (with spaces) 0
Characters (without spaces) 0
Words 0
Sentences 0
Paragraphs 0

Most Frequent Words

Top 10 most used words in your text

Word Count Percentage

Our free word counter tool provides detailed statistics about your text, including word count, character count (with and without spaces), sentence count, and paragraph count. It also analyzes word frequency to help you understand your writing patterns. This tool is perfect for writers, students, and professionals who need to meet specific length requirements or analyze their content.

Use this tool to check essay lengths, analyze content for SEO purposes, or simply to get insights about your writing style. The word frequency analysis can help identify overused words and improve your writing quality.

How does the word counter work?

Our tool analyzes your text in real-time using these methods:

  • Character counting: Counts every character including spaces, and also without spaces
  • Word counting: Identifies words by splitting at whitespace boundaries
  • Sentence detection: Recognizes sentence endings (. ! ?) followed by spaces
  • Paragraph analysis: Detects paragraph breaks through newline characters
  • Word frequency: Creates an index of word usage after removing punctuation

All processing happens instantly in your browser - no text is sent to our servers.

Why is word counting important?

Word counting matters for several reasons:

Use Case Importance
Academic Writing Meeting essay/report requirements
SEO Content Optimizing for search algorithms
Social Media Staying within character limits
Professional Writing Following editorial guidelines
What's the difference between character count with and without spaces?

The two character count metrics serve different purposes:

  • With spaces: Includes every character (important for technical limitations, print layout)
  • Without spaces: Counts only visible characters (useful for reading time estimates)

Example: "Hello world" is 11 characters with spaces, 10 without.

How accurate is the sentence detection?

Our algorithm handles most cases accurately:

  • Standard sentences ending with . ! ?
  • Sentences followed by quotes
  • Abbreviations (won't count Dr. as sentence end)
  • Multiple punctuation (?! or ...)

Note: Bullet points without ending punctuation may not be counted.

How can word frequency analysis improve my writing?

Word frequency helps you:

  • Identify overused words and repetitive vocabulary
  • Find crutch words (very, really, basically)
  • Balance keyword density for SEO
  • Vary sentence starters and develop richer vocabulary
Is my text safe when using this tool?

Your privacy is guaranteed:

  • All analysis happens in your browser
  • We don't save or log your text
  • Your content never leaves your device
  • No tracking of what you analyze
What are common character count requirements?

Typical limits where counting matters:

Platform Limit
Twitter/X posts 280 characters
Meta Threads 500 characters
Google Ads headlines 30 characters
SMS messages 160 characters
How can this tool help with SEO?

Our counter assists with SEO by:

  • Optimizing content length (Google prefers 1,500+ words)
  • Analyzing keyword density (ideal 1-2%)
  • Improving readability through sentence/paragraph metrics
  • Creating precise meta titles (50-60 chars) and descriptions (150-160 chars)