Word Frequency Counter

How to use it

A word frequency counter tallies how many times each distinct word appears in a piece of text, then ranks those words from most common to least common. That ranking is useful for a lot of everyday tasks: checking keyword density before publishing an article for SEO, finding words you lean on too heavily in your own writing, analysing interview transcripts or survey responses, studying vocabulary in a piece of literature, and spotting filler words that dilute an otherwise strong piece of writing. This tool splits your pasted text into individual words on spaces and punctuation, then counts how often each one occurs. With case-insensitive matching turned on, 'The' and 'the' are treated as the same word so their counts merge into a single entry — turn it off if you need to keep proper nouns and capitalised words separate from their lowercase forms. The minimum word length setting skips short words below a chosen length, handy for trimming tiny words like 'a' or 'an' without editing your text by hand. The top-N setting limits how many ranked words are shown, so you can focus on the handful that matter instead of scrolling through every word in a long document. Common function words such as 'the', 'and', and 'of' are not filtered out automatically — they will usually sit near the top of the list for any normal piece of English text, so keep that in mind when you read the ranking. For example, the sentence 'The quick brown fox the lazy dog the fox runs the dog sleeps' produces 'the' four times, 'fox' twice, 'dog' twice, and every other word — quick, brown, lazy, runs, sleeps — once each. Ranked most to least common, 'the' sits clearly at the top, 'fox' and 'dog' tie for second, and the remaining words tie for last place at one occurrence apiece. That is exactly the kind of pattern the tool surfaces instantly, no matter how long the text is. To use it, paste or type your text into the box, then adjust the case-insensitive toggle, minimum word length, and top-N options until the ranked list shows what you need. Results update instantly as you type or change an option, alongside a running total word count and a distinct/unique word count. Once the ranking looks right, read it straight off the page or copy the words and counts into a spreadsheet for further analysis. Two practical tips: when checking keyword density for SEO, aim for your target keyword to land around 1-2% of total words — much higher and a page can look over-optimised, much lower and it may not read as relevant. And because stop words like 'the', 'and', and 'of' naturally dominate raw counts, look a few rows past the very top of the ranked list to find the meaningful, topic-specific words that reveal what a piece of text is actually about.

Frequently asked questions

How is this different from the word counter?

The Word Counter totals words, characters, and sentences. This tool breaks down which individual words appear most often — useful for keyword density and writing analysis.

How are words detected?

Text is split on spaces and punctuation, so 'cat,' and 'cat' count as the same word. Matching is case-insensitive by default.

Is my text uploaded?

No. The analysis runs entirely in your browser; your text is never sent to a server.

What is a good keyword density?

A common guideline is to keep a target keyword around 1-2% of total words — roughly 10 to 20 mentions in a 1,000-word article. Much higher and the page can read as spammy to both readers and search engines; much lower and the keyword may not signal relevance clearly enough. Paste your draft here to check where your count actually lands.