Word Frequency Counter
Paste any text below to instantly see how many times each word appears, ranked from most to least frequent.
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Word frequency
Most frequent words
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How to count word frequency
- Paste an article, essay, or any block of text into the box on the left.
- The frequency of every word is calculated instantly and ranked from most to least common.
- Toggle "hide common words" to filter out filler words like "the" and "and" and focus on the meaningful terms.
Why word frequency matters
Seeing which words repeat most often is a quick way to spot overused phrases in your own writing, check whether a piece of content covers a target keyword often enough for SEO purposes, or get a rough sense of a document's main themes without reading the whole thing. Hiding common stop words like "the," "and," and "is" makes the meaningful, topic-specific words stand out much more clearly.
As a word usage counter, it also doubles as a lightweight keyword density checker — paste a page draft to see whether your target phrase shows up too often (which can look like keyword stuffing) or too rarely to signal relevance.
FAQ
Is this word frequency counter really free, with no sign-up?+
Yes. The tool runs entirely with JavaScript in your browser — there's no account, no API key, and no limit on how often you can use it.
Does my text get uploaded anywhere?+
No. Everything you paste is analyzed locally on your device. Nothing is sent to a server, stored, or logged.
Is the word count case-sensitive?+
No, words are counted case-insensitively by default, so "The" and "the" are combined into a single count.
Does punctuation affect the count?+
Punctuation attached to a word, like a period or comma, is stripped before counting, so "word." and "word" are counted as the same word.
Can I exclude common words like "the" and "and"?+
Yes, toggle the "hide common words" option to filter out a built-in list of frequent English stop words and focus on the more meaningful terms in your text.
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How This Counter Works
Your text is analyzed live with JavaScript, tallying each word's occurrences and ranking them by frequency — nothing you paste is uploaded to a server or stored anywhere.
Last updated: August 28, 2026.
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