Word Counter

Count words, characters, and analyze your text with detailed statistics and insights

✨ Real-time Word Counting ✨ Character Count (with/without spaces) ✨ Paragraph & Sentence Count ✨ Reading Time Estimation ✨ Speaking Time Calculation ✨ Text Analysis & Statistics ✨ File Upload Support ✨ Export Statistics
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Detailed Analysis

Sentences:0
Lines:0
Average words per sentence:0
Average characters per word:0
Reading time (avg 200 WPM):0 min
Speaking time (avg 150 WPM):0 min
Most common word:N/A
Unique words:0
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About This Tool

Our Word Counter is a comprehensive, free online tool that provides detailed text analysis for writers, students, bloggers, and content creators. Whether you're working on an essay, blog post, social media content, or any written material, this tool gives you instant insights into your text statistics and helps you optimize your writing.

Key Features:

  • Real-time Analysis: Get instant word and character counts as you type
  • Comprehensive Statistics: Words, characters, paragraphs, sentences, and lines
  • Reading Time Estimates: Calculate how long it takes to read your content
  • Speaking Time Calculator: Estimate presentation or speech duration
  • Text Insights: Most common words and unique word analysis
  • File Upload Support: Upload .txt, .md, .doc, and .docx files
  • Export Options: Copy statistics or export to CSV format
  • Privacy First: All analysis happens in your browser - no data uploaded

Perfect For:

  • Students working on essays and assignments with word limits
  • Writers and authors tracking progress on manuscripts
  • Bloggers and content creators optimizing post length
  • Social media managers creating platform-specific content
  • Copywriters adhering to advertising word limits
  • Speakers preparing presentations with time constraints
  • Anyone needing detailed text analysis and statistics

How to Use

  1. Input your text: Type directly in the text area, paste your content, or upload a text file (.txt, .md, .doc, .docx).
  2. View real-time statistics: See instant word count, character count, and other metrics as you type or after uploading.
  3. Analyze detailed metrics: Review comprehensive statistics including:
    • Word and character counts (with and without spaces)
    • Paragraph, sentence, and line counts
    • Average words per sentence and characters per word
    • Reading and speaking time estimates
    • Most common words and unique word analysis
  4. Export or copy results: Use the "Copy Statistics" button to copy results to clipboard, or "Export Statistics" to download as CSV.
  5. Use for optimization: Adjust your content based on the insights to meet specific requirements or improve readability.

💡 Pro Tips:

  • • Use reading time estimates to gauge content length for your audience
  • • Monitor sentence length averages to improve readability (aim for 15-20 words)
  • • Check unique word count to assess vocabulary diversity
  • • Export statistics to track writing progress over time
  • • Use drag & drop for quick file analysis

Frequently Asked Questions

How accurate is the word count?

Our word counter uses advanced algorithms to accurately count words by splitting text on whitespace and filtering empty strings. It handles various text formats and languages correctly.

What file formats can I upload?

You can upload .txt, .md, .doc, .docx files, or any plain text file. The tool will extract and analyze the text content automatically.

How is reading time calculated?

Reading time is estimated based on an average reading speed of 200 words per minute (WPM) for adults. Speaking time uses 150 WPM as the average speaking rate.

Is my text data secure?

Absolutely! All text analysis happens in your browser - no data is sent to our servers. Your content remains completely private and secure.

Can I export the statistics?

Yes! You can copy the statistics to your clipboard or export them as a CSV file for use in spreadsheets or other applications.

What languages are supported?

The word counter works with all languages and character sets. However, reading time estimates are based on English language averages.

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