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Word Counter

Count words, characters, sentences and paragraphs as you type, with an estimated reading time.

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0Paragraphs
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Top words

WordCountShare

Repeated phrases

PhraseCount

How to use it

  1. Type or paste your text into the box.
  2. Read the counts above it. They update live as you type.
  3. Use the reading time to plan articles, essays or speeches.

How it works and why it matters

The Word Counter shows how many words, characters, sentences and paragraphs your text contains. It is useful for school essays with word limits, blog posts with a target length, and social media captions. Reading time is based on an average adult reading speed of about 200 words per minute. The repeated-phrase table shows 2- and 3-word phrases that appear more than once, which helps check keyword repetition in a draft.

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Questions

How does the word counter count words?

It splits your text on spaces and line breaks and counts the pieces that contain text. Hyphenated words such as 'well-known' count as one word.

Does the count include spaces?

The main 'Characters' figure includes spaces. The 'Characters (no spaces)' figure leaves them out.

How is reading time calculated?

We divide the word count by 200, which is a common average reading speed for adults. Your actual speed may be faster or slower.

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