About the Word Counter
Writers, students and content editors all need to hit a length: an essay word count, a meta description under 160 characters, a tweet, a talk that fits its slot. This counter reports words, characters (with and without spaces), sentences, paragraphs and lines, and updates as you type or paste. It also estimates reading time at 225 words per minute and speaking time at 150, which is useful for scripts and presentations.
A frequency list shows the ten most-used words longer than two letters, which quickly reveals a word you have leaned on too heavily. The counts are computed locally, so a draft containing anything private stays private.
For a strict character count with SMS and tweet limits, the Character Counter is more detailed; for the full word frequency of a document, the Word Frequency Counter lists every word.
How to use
- Type or paste your text.
- Read the counts and reading time on the right.
- Watch the most-frequent words to catch repetition.
Common questions
- How is a word counted?
- As a run of letters, digits or apostrophes between separators. Hyphenated words count as one; numbers count as words.
- How is reading time estimated?
- At 225 words per minute, a common average for silent reading. Speaking time uses 150.
- Does it count characters with or without spaces?
- Both figures are shown, so you can match either kind of limit.
- Is my text uploaded?
- No. Everything is counted in your browser.