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Our free online word counter provides comprehensive text analysis with real-time statistics. Perfect for writers, students, bloggers, SEO specialists, and anyone who needs to track word count, character limits, or analyze text content. Get instant insights including reading time estimates, keyword density, and detailed text metrics.
Track words, characters (with/without spaces), sentences, paragraphs, and lines with real-time updates.
Calculate reading time (200 WPM) and speaking time (130 WPM) for presentations and speeches.
Identify most frequently used words and analyze keyword density for SEO optimization.
Copy text, download as TXT file, or export complete statistics for reporting and analysis.
The total number of words in your text. Words are counted by separating text at spaces and punctuation. Essential for meeting writing requirements, essay limits, or article targets.
Total number of characters including letters, numbers, punctuation, and spaces. Important for social media posts (Twitter: 280 characters), meta descriptions (150-160 characters), and SMS messages (160 characters).
Character count excluding spaces. Some platforms and assignments count characters this way. Useful for precise character limits in certain contexts.
Number of sentences detected by identifying periods, exclamation marks, and question marks. Helps assess text complexity and readability.
Number of paragraphs separated by line breaks. Important for structure and readability of longer documents.
Estimated time to read the text at average reading speed (200 words per minute). Useful for blog posts, articles, and determining content length.
Estimated time to speak the text at average speaking pace (130 words per minute). Essential for preparing presentations, speeches, podcasts, and video scripts.
Mean number of characters per word. Indicates text complexity - longer words generally mean more complex vocabulary and higher reading level.
Mean number of words per sentence. Shorter sentences (15-20 words) are easier to read. Longer sentences may indicate complex writing or need for simplification.
Top keywords appearing most frequently in your text. Useful for SEO analysis, identifying content themes, and avoiding repetition. Common words (the, a, an, is) are typically excluded.
Academic Writing: Ensure essays meet minimum and maximum word count requirements. Track character limits for abstracts and summaries. Monitor average sentence length for academic standards.
Content Writing & Blogging: Optimize blog post length for SEO (1500-2500 words recommended). Check reading time for audience engagement. Analyze keyword density for search optimization.
Social Media Management: Stay within character limits for Twitter (280), Facebook posts (400 recommended), Instagram captions (2200 max), and LinkedIn updates (700 max).
Email Marketing: Optimize subject lines (60 characters), preview text (140 characters), and email body length for better open and click rates.
Resume & Cover Letters: Keep resume to 400-600 words, cover letter to 250-400 words. Ensure concise, impactful content within standard limits.
Presentations & Speeches: Calculate speaking time for presentations (7 minutes = ~900 words). Prepare speeches with accurate time estimates for events.
SEO Optimization: Monitor keyword density (1-2% recommended). Optimize meta descriptions (150-160 characters). Target ideal blog post length for search rankings.
Translation & Localization: Estimate translation costs (often charged per word). Check if translated text fits within original character limits.
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Yes, absolutely! Our word counter is 100% free with no registration required, no hidden costs, and unlimited usage. Count as much text as you need.
No, there are no limits. You can analyze text of any length, from a single sentence to entire books or documents.
Very accurate. Our algorithm counts words by separating at spaces and punctuation, matching the counting method used by Microsoft Word, Google Docs, and most writing platforms.
Reading time is based on an average reading speed of 200 words per minute, which is the standard for adult silent reading. Speaking time uses 130 words per minute for normal speech.
No, your text is processed entirely in your browser and is never sent to our servers or stored anywhere. Complete privacy guaranteed.
Yes! The word counter works with any language that uses spaces to separate words, including English, Spanish, French, German, and many others.
Sentences are counted by detecting ending punctuation: periods (.), exclamation marks (!), and question marks (?). Each occurrence counts as one sentence.
Yes! After the page loads, all counting and analysis happens in your browser using JavaScript. No internet connection needed.