Text Statistics & Word Counter
Count characters, words, sentences, and paragraphs, with reading time and word frequency.
About the Text Statistics & Word Counter
Paste any text and get the numbers that matter: characters with and without spaces, words, sentences, paragraphs, lines, estimated reading time, and estimated speaking time, plus the ten most frequent words so you can spot repetition.
Useful for hitting length limits (tweet, meta description, abstract, application essay), estimating how long a talk will run from its script, checking article length for SEO, and noticing that you used the word “just” nineteen times in one document.
Reading time assumes 220 words per minute, the average for adult readers. Speaking time assumes 130 words per minute, a comfortable presentation pace. Everything runs in your browser; drafts and confidential documents never leave your machine.
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Frequently asked questions
How is reading time calculated?
Word count divided by 220 words per minute, the commonly cited average adult reading speed for non technical prose. Technical content reads slower; skimming is faster. Treat it as a useful estimate, not a promise.
What counts as a sentence?
Text ending in a period, question mark, or exclamation mark. Abbreviations like "e.g." can inflate the count slightly. For most prose the number is accurate within a sentence or two.
Does the meta description length matter for SEO?
Google truncates descriptions around 155 to 160 characters on desktop. The character count here is the quickest way to check yours fits before it gets cut off mid sentence in search results.