Word Counter

1. Type or paste your text in the box.
2. Your counts (words, characters, sentences, paragraphs, and reading times) update as you type.
3. Check Most frequent words to see which terms you’re using too often.

How each count works

• Words: sequences of letters or numbers. Hyphenated or apostrophe-connected words count as one ("mother-in-law," "don't").
• Characters: everything, including spaces and line breaks. Characters without spaces excludes spaces, tabs, and line breaks.
• Sentences: sections ending with a period, question mark, exclamation point, or ellipsis.
• Paragraphs: blocks separated by a blank line.
• Speaking time: estimated at 130 words per minute, a relaxed presentation pace.

Common word and character limits

Word counts are only an estimate for handwritten text. Copy a paragraph by hand, count how many words fit on each line in your handwriting, and use that average to estimate the full text.

Use frequent words to revise your writing

The list skips articles and prepositions and shows your ten most repeated words. If "very," "thing," or the same verb appears several times, replace some instances with synonyms or rewrite the sentence. To check exact social media limits, use the character counter.