Count & analyze
See how long a piece of text is, and which words it uses most.
2 tools
Tools
Word & Character Counter
Count characters, words, sentences and reading time.
Word Frequency
See which words appear most often.
How words are counted
A word is a run of letters or numbers; hyphenated words and contractions count as one word. Characters are counted as you see them, so an emoji or an accented letter counts once.
Works with files
Upload a Word document, PDF or text file to count its words — the file is read on your device.
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Questions about count & analyze
Does the word count match Microsoft Word?
Usually within a word or two. Word processors differ slightly in how they count symbols and hyphenated words.
Can I ignore common words like “the”?
Yes. Word Frequency has an option to leave out common English words.