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Count words, characters, sentences and paragraphs instantly. Calculate reading time, speaking time and keyword frequency with our free online word counter. Simply type or paste your text to see live results.
Page estimate assumes approximately 250 words per page.
Discover the most frequently used words in your text. Common English stop words are excluded by default.
| Keyword | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Enter some text to analyze keyword frequency. | ||
Keyword percentage is calculated against the number of words remaining after common stop words are excluded.
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The word counter automatically calculates words, characters, sentences, paragraphs and estimated time.
Review frequently used words, search for specific keywords and download your text when needed.
Understand the statistics provided by the tool.
Counts words separated by whitespace. This gives writers an easy way to check article lengths, essays, assignments and social media content.
Displays the total number of characters, including spaces, and a separate count excluding whitespace.
Estimates how long it takes to read the text at approximately 225 words per minute.
Estimates presentation or speech duration at approximately 130 words per minute.
Estimates sentence boundaries using punctuation and counts non-empty text blocks separated by blank lines.
Identifies frequently used words and calculates their frequency within the analyzed vocabulary.
Common questions about counting words and characters.
Yes. LifeAfterFlex provides this online word counter free of charge. No registration or subscription is required.
Yes. It displays both total characters, including spaces, and characters excluding whitespace.
Reading time is estimated using 225 words per minute. Actual reading speed depends on the reader and the complexity of the content.
Speaking time is estimated using 130 words per minute, which is a reasonable general presentation estimate.
Yes. You can paste long articles, essays and documents into the editor. Processing takes place locally in your browser.
No. This tool performs its calculations in your browser. It does not send the text to the LifeAfterFlex server.
The tool counts individual words and ranks them by frequency. Common English words such as "the", "and" and "is" are excluded from the main keyword list.
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