Word Frequency Counter — Count Word Occurrences in Text Free
TextCount how often each word appears in any text. See frequency, percentage and visual bars. Filter stop words. Free online word frequency analyser for writers and SEO.
About the Word Frequency Counter — Count Word Occurrences in Text Free
Our free word frequency counter analyses any text and shows how often each word appears — count, percentage of total words and a visual frequency bar. Filter stop words and set minimum word length to focus on meaningful content words. The top 50 most frequent words are shown in a sortable table. Used by writers checking vocabulary variety, SEO professionals analysing content density and researchers studying text.
How to Use the Word Frequency Counter — Count Word Occurrences in Text Free
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Paste your text into the input box.
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Set minimum word length.
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Toggle Include Stop Words on or off.
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Click Analyse.
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View the frequency table sorted by count with percentages and visual bars.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is word frequency analysis used for?
Writers check for repetitive vocabulary. SEO professionals analyse keyword usage. Teachers study word patterns. Content editors identify overused words.
What are stop words?
Very common words — the, and, is, in, of — that appear everywhere and carry little meaningful information. Filtering them focuses analysis on content words.
How is frequency percentage calculated?
(word count ÷ total words) × 100. A word appearing 15 times in a 1,000-word text has 1.5% frequency.
How many words are shown?
The top 50 by frequency — covering all significant words in most content.
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