Free Word Frequency Counter
A word frequency analysis shows how often each word appears in your text. The counter below ranks every word from most to least frequent, helping you spot overused terms, identify your unique voice, and check keyword density for SEO.
How the Word Frequency Counter Works
The counter splits your text into words, normalizes case, strips punctuation, optionally excludes common stop words, and tallies each occurrence. The result is a ranked list of words with their counts and percentage frequencies.
Tips & Best Practices
1Spot accidental keyword stuffing
If your target SEO keyword appears more than 3% of the time, you're at risk of keyword stuffing. Aim for 1β2% density.
2Identify your tics
Every writer has overused crutch words ('actually,' 'just,' 'really'). Frequency analysis exposes them.
3Compare to standard text
In English, 'the' is the most-used word (~7% of all words). 'Of,' 'and,' 'to,' and 'a' fill out the top 5.
4Use to verify content uniqueness
Two articles with very similar frequency profiles may be too similar. Aim for distinct frequency patterns across pages.
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