Word
&
Character
Counter

Count words, characters, sentences, paragraphs, and estimate reading time. Analyze word frequency and text statistics instantly as you type.

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Top Words

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Counts

Words

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Characters

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No Spaces

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Sentences

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Paragraphs

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Lines

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Estimates

Reading Time

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Speaking Time

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Details

Avg Word

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Avg Sentence

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Longest Word

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Frequently Asked Questions

Reading time is estimated using the widely-cited average of 238 words per minute, based on research by Brysbaert (2019). The estimate rounds to the nearest second.

Yes. The word detection uses Unicode-aware matching, so it correctly counts words in languages with non-Latin scripts such as Chinese, Arabic, Hindi, and Japanese.

A sentence is detected by terminal punctuation marks (period, exclamation mark, or question mark) followed by whitespace or end of text. Abbreviations like "U.S.A." may be miscounted.