What the Word Frequency Counter does
This tool reads a block of text and tells you exactly how many times each word shows up, then ranks them from most to least common. It is handy for writers checking for repetition, students analyzing a passage, editors hunting for overused phrasing, and anyone curious about keyword density in an article. The whole thing happens in your browser, so the text you paste never leaves your device.
How to use it
- Paste or type your text into the input box at the top of the page.
- Press the Count Words button.
- Read the results in the output box. Each line lists a word next to its count, lined up in two tidy columns and sorted with the most frequent word first.
- Hit Copy to grab the full list for a spreadsheet, report, or note.
There are no settings to fiddle with. Counting is case-insensitive, so “Apple” and “apple” are added together, and contractions like “it’s” stay intact as a single word.
Why count words here
It is quick. The list appears the moment you click, with no upload step and no waiting on a server. It is private, since every word is counted locally and nothing is stored or sent anywhere. And it is free with no account, no email, and no daily cap.
The plain two-column output is easy to scan and easy to paste elsewhere, which makes it nice for building a quick frequency table or spotting a word you have leaned on too hard.
A quick tip
If you want a clean comparison, strip out headers, captions, or repeated boilerplate before pasting, so they do not inflate counts you actually care about. For a one-off passage this tool is all you need. If you regularly process many text files at once, the BulkPro desktop app from the same team is built for that kind of batch work.
Frequently asked questions
- How does the word frequency counter decide what counts as a word?
- It scans your text for sequences of letters, numbers and apostrophes (so "don't" stays one word). Counting is case-insensitive, meaning "The" and "the" are tallied together. Punctuation and spaces act as separators.
- How is the output sorted?
- The results are ordered by frequency, with the most repeated word at the top and rarer words below. Each line shows the word followed by its count in a neat two-column layout you can copy as-is.
- Can I use this to check keyword density for SEO?
- Yes. Paste an article or page copy and the counter shows which terms appear most. That gives you a quick read on whether a target keyword is over- or under-used, though it counts raw words and does not group plurals or stem variations.
- Is there a limit on how much text I can paste?
- There is no fixed cap. Because the counting happens on your own device, very large pastes depend on your browser and memory rather than a server quota. Typical documents and articles process instantly.
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Last updated: June 15, 2026