Word Frequency Counter
Count how many times each word appears in a block of text.
Results are provided for general informational use. Verify important financial, health or legal figures before relying on them.
About this Word Frequency Counter
The Word Frequency Counter breaks text into individual words and counts how many times each one appears, then lists the most frequent words first. It is useful for reviewing writing style, keyword usage or repeated terms.
For related tasks, try Word Counter, Text Diff Checker or Character Counter.
How the calculation works
Text is lowercased and split into word tokens, punctuation is stripped, and occurrences of each unique word are tallied and sorted from most to least frequent.
How to use it
- Paste or type text into the box.
- Select Count words.
- Review the list of words ranked by how often they appear.
Practical example
In the text “the cat sat on the mat”, the word “the” appears twice while every other word appears once.
Frequently asked questions
Is counting case-sensitive?
No. “The” and “the” are counted as the same word.
Are common words like “the” and “and” excluded?
No. All words are counted; you can visually skim past very common words in the list.
Does punctuation affect word counting?
Punctuation attached to words is stripped before counting.
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