Word Frequency Counter

Counts the words in a text and lists them from most to least frequent, and also finds 2-word and 3-word phrases that appear more than once. Use it to spot words you repeat too often, or to check how often a keyword appears (keyword density).

How to use

1. Paste your text into "Your text". The word counts and the list appear at once.
2. In the options, set "Leave out common words", "Leave out numbers" and "Shortest word to count", and list other words to skip under "Your own words to leave out".
3. Switch between the "Words", "2-word phrases" and "3-word phrases" tabs, and use "Search the list" to find a word.
4. Click a word in the list or the bar chart to highlight it in the text. Use "Copy" or "Save as CSV" to export the list.

How it works

• Share = count of the word ÷ all words in the text × 100. Words you leave out still count in the total.
• Words are split by the browser according to the page language. There is no morphological analysis, so different forms of a word count separately.
• Phrases are listed only when they appear at least twice, and a phrase never runs across punctuation or a line break.
• The text you paste is saved only in this browser on this device.

Questions and answers

How do I find the most used words in a text?

Paste the text; the "Words" tab lists words by count, highest first. The top 15 are also shown as a bar chart.

How is keyword density calculated?

It is the number of times the keyword appears divided by the total number of words. A word that appears 15 times in a 1,000-word text has a density of 1.5%. The "Share" column shows this value.

Why are very common words missing from the list?

"Leave out common words" is on by default and removes a built-in list of very common words such as articles and prepositions. Switch it off to count every word.

Can I see how often I repeat a phrase?

Yes. The "2-word phrases" and "3-word phrases" tabs list every phrase that appears at least twice, with its count.