Free Unique Word Counter
The unique word count is the number of distinct words in your text, regardless of how many times each appears. 'The cat sat on the mat' has 6 total words but only 5 unique ones ('the' repeats).
How the Unique Word Counter Works
The counter splits your text into words, normalizes case (so 'The' and 'the' count as the same word), and reports how many distinct words it found. Punctuation is stripped from word boundaries.
Tips & Best Practices
1Type-token ratio measures vocabulary
Divide unique words by total words to get the type-token ratio (TTR). Higher TTR = richer vocabulary. For short text, TTR is naturally high; for long text, TTR drops as common words repeat.
2Use for SEO content uniqueness
Search engines prefer content with diverse vocabulary. A piece with 800 total words and 400 unique is more substantive than one with 800 total and 150 unique.
3Editing tip: spot overused words
If your unique count is dramatically lower than your total count, you have heavy repetition. Spot which words you're overusing.
4Helpful for translation analysis
Translators use unique word counts to estimate translation cost and complexity.
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