Our free word counter counts words, characters, sentences and paragraphs the moment you type or paste, and tells you the reading time too. Nothing is uploaded — everything happens in your browser.
Your ten most used words, with density. Around 1–2% for a main keyword usually reads naturally.
| Word | Count | Density |
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Words are the headline figure almost every brief, editor and platform asks for, from a 2,000-word university essay to a 50-word product description. Characters matter where space is hard-limited: search adverts, meta descriptions, SMS messages and social posts all cut off at fixed character counts, and the no-spaces figure is what some submission systems use. Sentences and paragraphs reveal structure at a glance — a high word count with very few sentences usually means dense, hard-going prose. Unique words hint at vocabulary range: if almost every word repeats, the text probably feels repetitive too. Finally, reading and speaking time turn an abstract count into something practical — how long a blog post holds attention, or whether a presentation script fits its slot. If you want the background, Wikipedia's overview of word count conventions explains how different fields count differently.
A standard blog post answering a straightforward question usually lands between 800 and 1,500 words; competitive guides often need 2,000 or more to cover the topic properly. A LinkedIn post performs well at 100 to 300 words, a tweet-length post at under 280 characters, and a Google meta description at roughly 150 to 160 characters before it risks truncation. Speeches run near 130 words per minute, so a five-minute talk is about 650 words. None of these are rules to obey blindly — they are the reference points our writers use daily, and this counter helps you hit whichever one your job specifies. Writing to length is a craft: if you would rather hand it over, our content marketing team plans, writes and edits copy that is built to rank and to be read.
Yes. The word counter is completely free with no signup, no word limit and no watermarks. Use it as often as you like, for essays, articles, adverts or anything else you are writing.
No. The counter runs entirely in your browser using JavaScript. Your text is never sent to our servers, never stored and never shared. You can paste confidential drafts, client copy or personal statements safely.
Reading time is based on an average adult reading speed of 200 words per minute, and speaking time on 130 words per minute, which is a typical pace for presentations and videos. Both are estimates to help you plan content length.
It depends on the search intent, but in-depth guides that fully answer a question often run to 1,500 words or more, while news and product pages can work well at 300 to 600 words. What matters most is covering the topic properly without padding. Our content team can advise on the right length for your market.
The tool lists your ten most used words with a count and a percentage of the total. As a rough guide, a main keyword appearing around 1 to 2 percent of the time usually reads naturally. Much higher can look like keyword stuffing to search engines and readers alike.
Our writers plan and produce content that ranks on Google and reads like a human wrote it — because one did.
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