Free Online Word Counter
Counting is local and instant, and the keyword list tells you which phrases you are over-using.
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How to use Word Counter
- Paste your text.
- Read the totals: words, characters with and without spaces, sentences, paragraphs.
- Check reading and speaking time.
- Review the top repeated words.
Questions about Word Counter
How is reading time calculated?
200 words per minute for silent reading and 150 for speaking, the standard editorial figures.
Do hyphenated words count once?
Yes, they count as one word, matching what most school and publication limits use.
About Word Counter
Count words, characters and reading time with our free online Word Counter. 100% browser-based, fast, and private—no login or file uploads required.
These text and code tools clean and transform strings: count words, convert case, deduplicate lines, encode or decode Base64 and URLs, escape entities, hash, format JSON and compare two versions.
This tool runs in your browser. The file is not uploaded. Everything runs on the text you paste, so you can safely process snippets of code or logs; nothing is sent anywhere, and clearing the box removes it from memory.