Word Counter

Whether you are drafting a blog post, tightening a resume, or meeting a strict word limit, knowing your exact counts matters. The Word Counter tool gives you every metric in one place, updating live as you type or paste text into the box: total words, characters with and without spaces, sentences, paragraphs, and estimated reading and speaking time calculated at 200 and 130 words per minute respectively. Below the stat grid sits a ranked Top 10 word frequency table, which tallies the words you lean on most while automatically excluding common stop words like the, and, or is, so you can spot repetition and filler that weaken your writing. There is nothing to configure and no button to press — every number refreshes the moment your text changes, and a single Clear button resets the field when you are ready for the next draft. For writers, students, and editors, this live word counter turns an ordinary copy-paste habit into an instant editorial check, whether you are sizing a meta description, preparing a speech, or simply trying to write leaner, more deliberate prose.

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   Open the Word Counter tool and click inside the text area labeled Text.

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   Paste or type your content; every stat updates live as you work — there is no submit button.

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   Read the stat grid for Words, Characters, No spaces, Sentences, Paragraphs, Reading time, Speaking time, and WPM read / speak.

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   Scroll to the Top 10 word frequency table to see your most-used non-stop words, each word's count, and its share percentage.

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   Click Clear to empty the text area and start the next measurement.

• Checking essay and article drafts against assignment word-count targets.
• Measuring meta description length before publishing a page.
• Estimating how long a speech or video script will run using speaking time.
• Spotting overused words with the stop-word-filtered frequency table.
• Tracking paragraph count while structuring a landing page or report.
• Comparing draft lengths across revisions to keep team writing consistent.

• Treat sentence and paragraph counts as estimates for punctuation-heavy text, and as exact figures for plain prose.
• Separate paragraphs with a blank line so the paragraph counter matches your intended structure.
• Use the frequency table to set a diversity goal — for example, no non-stop word over 5% of the corpus.
• Pair reading and speaking time with your target platform: 200 WPM for print, 130 WPM for spoken delivery.
• Clear the field between documents so stats never mix two drafts together.

• Use the frequency table to hunt down your crutch words — if a term outside the stop list ranks top three, consider varying it.
• The paragraph count treats two or more consecutive newlines as a break, so separate paragraphs with a blank line for accurate numbers.
• Paste an existing draft to check how close you are to an article word-count target before submitting.
• Remember the numbers include punctuation attached to words — "dog." is one token, not two.