Free Online Word Counter

Word Counter is a free, fast, and accurate online tool designed to help you instantly count words, characters, sentences, and paragraphs in any text. Whether you are a student, writer, editor, or SEO specialist, this tool provides everything you need to analyze and optimize your content.

Our word counter works directly in your browser — no registration or downloads required. Simply paste your text into the field, and the tool will automatically calculate the number of words and characters, including or excluding spaces. This makes it perfect for meeting essay requirements, social media limits, SEO guidelines, or professional writing standards.

In addition to basic statistics, the tool can help you improve readability, stay within character limits, and better understand the structure of your text. It’s an essential resource for anyone who works with written content daily.

Use the Word Counter to save time, increase productivity, and ensure your writing is clear, concise, and properly formatted.

1. Character Count

Characters (all)

Definition:
The total number of characters in the text, including spaces, punctuation marks, and line breaks.

Interpretation:
A basic measure of text length. Useful for platforms that enforce character limits (social media, ads, SEO titles, SMS, etc.).

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Characters (no spaces)

Definition:
The number of characters excluding whitespace (spaces, tabs, newlines).

Interpretation:
Shows how much “actual content” the text contains, independent of formatting.

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2. Word Count

Words

Definition:
The number of lexical words in the text, after cleaning punctuation and separating by whitespace.

Interpretation:
The most common measure of text size.
Used in SEO, academic writing, UX writing, and reading-time estimation.

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3. Sentence Count

Sentences

Definition:
The number of sentences, detected by terminal punctuation (., !, ?).

Interpretation:
Useful for evaluating text structure and calculating readability metrics.

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4. Paragraph & Line Count

Paragraphs

Definition:
Number of text blocks separated by two or more line breaks.

Interpretation:
Shows how text is visually structured.
More paragraphs = better readability and scannability.

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Lines

Definition:
The number of lines split by newline characters.

Interpretation:
Useful when formatting matters (e.g., poetry, scripts, Markdown).

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5. Average Length Metrics

Average word length

Definition:
The average number of characters per word.

Formula:
(Total characters in words) / (Number of words)

Interpretation:

• 4–6 characters → typical, natural

• 7–9 → slightly complex

• 10+ → highly technical or overloaded

High values may indicate jargon or overly long terms.

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Average sentence length

Definition:
The average number of words per sentence.

Formula:
Number of words / Number of sentences

Interpretation:

• 10–15 words → excellent readability

• 16–20 → normal

• 21–30 → difficult

• 30+ → very hard to read

This metric strongly correlates with readability.

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6. Reading Time

Reading time

Definition:
Estimated time to read the text aloud.

Assumption: 200 words per minute

Interpretation:

• Great for UX writing, blogs, and landing pages

• Helps writers stay concise and user-focused

A short reading time improves retention.

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Lexical Diversity

Lexical diversity

Definition:
The percentage of unique words compared to total words.

Formula:
Unique words / Total words × 100%

Interpretation:

• 40–60% → strong and varied vocabulary

• 20–40% → acceptable for casual writing

• Below 20% → repetitive or redundant

• Above 60% → often indicates short text rather than actual diversity

Good for evaluating writing quality and style.

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8. Top Keywords (Frequency Analysis)

Top N frequent words

Definition:
The most frequent non-stop words in the text.

You will allow the user to select how many to show:

• 5

• 10 (default)

• 20

• 50

Interpretation:

• Helps identify the theme and focus of the text

• Useful for SEO and keyword density checks

• Excessive repetition may indicate poor style or keyword stuffing

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9. “Wateriness” (Stop-word Ratio)

Water (Stop-word ratio)

Definition:
The percentage of stop words relative to all words.

Formula:
Stop words / Total words × 100%

Interpretation:

• 40–60% → normal, human-sounding text

• Above 60% → text is “watery”, lacking informational value

• Below 30% → overly dense or unnatural (AI-generated, keyword stuffing)

Useful for evaluating informational value and detecting fluff.

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10. Spamminess (Repetition Ratio)

Spam score (Repetition ratio)

Definition:
Measures how often words repeat abnormally.

Formula:
1 - (Unique words / Total words)

Or:

Repetitive words / Total words

Interpretation:

• 0–20% → clean, natural text

• 21–40% → slightly repetitive

• 41–60% → spammy or low quality

• 60%+ → keyword stuffing, AI-generated content, or poor writing

Useful in SEO and AI-content detection.

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11. Readability Index

Readability index

You can compute several, but the most universal for English and Romance languages is:

Flesch Reading Ease (FRE)

Formula:
206.835 - (1.015 × ASL) - (84.6 × ASW)

Where:

• ASL = Average sentence length

• ASW = Average syllables per word

Interpretation:

Score	Level	Meaning
90–100	Very easy	5th grade / kids
80–89	Easy	Simple language
70–79	Fairly easy	Light reading
60–69	Standard	Neutral, business writing
50–59	Fairly difficult	Academic
30–49	Difficult	University level
0–29	Very difficult	Professional scientific literature

Flesch–Kincaid Grade Level

What it measures

The Flesch–Kincaid Grade Level estimates the number of years of U.S. education needed to understand a text.
It is based on:

• Average sentence length (words per sentence)

• Average word complexity (syllables per word)

Interpretation

Score	Meaning
0–5	Very easy — suitable for early primary school (simple instructions, basic stories)
6–8	Easy — middle school reading level
9–12	Medium difficulty — high-school level reading
13–15	Difficult — college level
16+	Very difficult — academic or professional texts

How to use it

A higher grade means the text is more complex.
For general audiences, aim for Grade 7–9.

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📘 Gunning Fog Index

What it measures

Gunning Fog estimates the years of formal education required to understand the text on the first reading.

It uses:

• Average sentence length

• Percentage of complex words (3+ syllables, excluding proper nouns and easy suffixes)

Interpretation

Score	Meaning
6–8	Easy — good for broad audiences
9–11	Standard — newspapers, blogs, general content
12–14	Difficult — academic or professional
15+	Very difficult — legal, scientific writing

How to use it

To improve readability:

• Shorten sentences

• Reduce complex words

• Avoid nominalization (turning verbs into nouns)

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📘 SMOG Index (Simple Measure of Gobbledygook)

What it measures

SMOG predicts the years of education needed to understand a text, focusing only on complex (polysyllabic) words.

It is considered more stable and reliable for shorter texts than other formulas.

Interpretation

Score	Meaning
6–8	Very easy — general public can understand
9–12	Medium difficulty — high-school level
13–16	Hard — undergraduate level
17+	Very hard — graduate-level

How to use it

SMOG is strict — if your SMOG is high, your text contains too many long and complex words.

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📘 Coleman–Liau Index

What it measures

Unlike others, Coleman–Liau relies on characters, not syllables — making it faster and computer-friendly.

Inputs:

• Average letters per 100 words

• Average sentences per 100 words

Interpretation

Score	Meaning
6–8	Easy — middle school level
9–12	Standard — high-school reading level
13–16	Difficult — college level
17+	Very difficult — academic writing

How to use it

This index works very well for multilingual content because syllable counting varies between languages, but characters do not.

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✔ Summary Table (Quick Reference)

Metric	Measures	Good Range	Notes
Flesch–Kincaid Grade	Sentence length + syllables	7–9	Standard readability reference
Gunning Fog	Sentence length + complex words	9–11	Sensitive to long words
SMOG	Number of polysyllabic words	8–10	Very accurate, strict
Coleman–Liau	Characters per word + sentences	8–10	Good for multilingual text