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Word Counter
Words, characters, sentences, paragraphs, and reading time for any text.
Paste or type your text. Counting happens as you type, in your browser: nothing is uploaded or stored.
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English readability (formulas)
Formula-based readability estimates how hard the wording is to parse. It does not measure factual quality, accuracy, or whether the content answers a search query. Flesch Reading Ease and Flesch–Kincaid Grade Level assume English.
These formulas were designed for English. Results for other languages are approximate and may be misleading.
Flesch Reading Ease
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Flesch–Kincaid grade
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Average sentence length
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Average word length
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Longest sentences
Sentences over 25 words are harder to read. These are the longest in your text.
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What This Tool Does
The word counter reports words, characters with and without spaces, sentences, paragraphs, and estimates for reading and speaking time. It is useful when a brief specifies a length, or when you need to know how long a script will take to read aloud.
All counting happens in your browser, so the text never leaves your device.
How to Use It
Paste or type your text. Every figure updates live, and the reading speed can be adjusted if your audience reads faster or slower than average.
How the Tool Calculates or Retrieves Data
Words are runs of characters separated by whitespace. Sentences are counted at full stops, question marks, and exclamation marks, with common abbreviations ignored where possible. Paragraphs are blocks separated by a blank line.
Reading time uses 220 words per minute by default and speaking time uses 130 words per minute. Both are averages you can change.
Understanding Your Results
Word count answers a brief; sentence and paragraph counts tell you about readability. Long average sentence length is often a better editing signal than total length.
Frequently Asked Questions
Length is not a ranking factor in itself. Cover the subject properly for the reader; that often means a particular length, but the length is a consequence rather than a target.