Word Counter
Count words, characters, sentences, and paragraphs instantly. Perfect for writers, students, and content creators. Track reading time and analyze your text in real-time with our free word counting tool.
What is WordCounter?
Apart from counting words and characters, our online editor can help you to improve word choice and writing style. To check word count, simply place your cursor into the text box above and start typing. You'll see the number of characters and words increase or decrease as you type, delete, and edit them. You can also copy and paste text from another program over into the online editor above.
Knowing the word count of a text can be important. For example, if an author has to write a minimum or maximum amount of words for an article, essay, report, story, book, or paper. WordCounter will help to make sure its word count reaches a specific requirement or stays within a certain limit.
Keyword Density & Details
In addition, WordCounter shows you the top keywords and keyword density of the article you're writing. This allows you to know which keywords you use how often and at what percentages. This can prevent you from over-using certain words or word combinations and check for the best distribution of keywords in your writing.
In the Details overview on the right, you can see the average speaking and reading time for your text.
Online Word Counter vs. Word Processors
The job of online word counter tools is similar to that of a word processor. However, word processors are great for writing your articles but do not provide adequate measures to optimize your writing. Our Word counter has a word frequency counter that helps you measure your article's primary keywords and how to use them better.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is my text stored or saved anywhere?
No, your privacy is 100% protected. All word count, character count, and keyword density calculations are performed locally in your internet browser. Your text is never sent to our servers or saved in any database.
How is reading time calculated?
Our tool estimates reading time based on the standard average reading speed of 200 words per minute. For speaking time, we use a slightly slower standard rate of 130 words per minute.
What is the difference between character count and word count?
Word count measures the total number of distinct words separated by spaces. Character count measures every single letter, number, punctuation mark, and even the blank spaces between words. We also provide a "Characters (no spaces)" metric for specific academic limits.