Word & Character Counter

Words are runs of non-whitespace characters. Characters are counted both with and without spaces — useful because some platforms (Twitter/X, SMS, ad copy) count every character, while others count only visible glyphs. Paragraphs are blocks of text separated by a blank line; sentences are split on terminal punctuation (. ! ?).

Reading and speaking time

Reading time assumes 238 words per minute — the average silent reading speed for English non-fiction established by Brysbaert's 2019 meta-analysis of 190 studies. Speaking time assumes 140 words per minute, a typical measured pace for clear presentation delivery (conversational speech runs faster, around 150–160; audiobook narration slower, around 150). These are estimates: your real pace depends on the material's difficulty and your audience.

Keyword density

Density is the share of total words each term represents — a word appearing 8 times in a 400-word text has a density of 2%. With Hide common words enabled (the default), function words like "the", "and", and "of" are filtered out so the meaningful terms surface. Density is a rough SEO and editing signal: if one keyword dominates unnaturally, the writing may read as stuffed; if your intended topic words never appear, the piece may be drifting off-subject.

Reading ease

The reading-ease score is the Flesch Reading Ease formula: higher is easier. Roughly, 90–100 is very easy (5th grade), 60–70 is plain English (8th–9th grade), 30–50 is difficult (college), and below 30 is very hard (graduate level). It's a guide, not a verdict — technical writing legitimately scores low, and short punchy prose can score high without being simple.

Privacy

Every calculation runs in your browser as you type. Your text is never sent anywhere, saved, or logged. Draft a confidential manuscript or a client's copy here without concern.