What is Word Counter?
A word counter is an essential writing tool that instantly calculates the number of words, characters, sentences, paragraphs, and syllables in any text. This enhanced version adds social media character limit tracking for Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, and TikTok, so you know immediately if your content fits. The keyword frequency analyzer shows your top 10 most-used words (excluding common stop words), helping you spot keyword stuffing or identify your content's focus. Speaking time is estimated at 150 WPM (professional speaking pace), alongside reading time at 238 WPM. Everything processes entirely in your browser with zero server calls.
How to Use Word Counter
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Paste or type your text
Enter your content in the text area above. You can paste from any source or type directly.
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View real-time stats
As you type, the metric cards update instantly showing words, characters, sentences, paragraphs, syllables, and time estimates.
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Check social limits
The progress bars show how close you are to each platform's character limit. Red means you've exceeded the limit.
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Analyze keywords
The keyword frequency section shows your top 10 words with visual bars, helping you optimize content focus and avoid repetition.
Features
- Real-time word, character, sentence, paragraph, and syllable counting
- Social media character limits: Twitter (280), Instagram (2200), LinkedIn (3000), YouTube (5000)
- Top 10 keyword frequency analysis with visual bars
- Speaking time estimate at 150 WPM (professional pace)
- Reading time estimate at 238 WPM (average reader)
- Average word length and syllables per word metrics
- One-click copy of all statistics
- 100% client-side — no data leaves your browser
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Frequently Asked Questions
How does the word counter calculate words?+
It splits your text by whitespace characters (spaces, tabs, newlines) and counts the resulting non-empty segments. This matches the behavior of word processors like Google Docs and Microsoft Word.
How accurate is the syllable count?+
The syllable counter uses a vowel-cluster heuristic with adjustments for silent -e and consonant-le patterns. It is about 90% accurate for English text. For precise syllable counts of specific words, a dictionary lookup would be needed.
What is the difference between reading and speaking time?+
Reading time uses 238 WPM (average silent reading speed). Speaking time uses 150 WPM (professional presentation pace). Actual speeds vary by person and content complexity.
How does keyword frequency work?+
The analyzer removes common stop words (the, a, is, etc.) and counts occurrences of each remaining word. Results are sorted by frequency, showing your top 10 most-used keywords with visual proportion bars.
What are the social media character limits?+
Twitter/X allows 280 characters per tweet, Instagram 2,200 per caption, LinkedIn 3,000 per post, YouTube 5,000 per description, Facebook 63,206 per post, and TikTok 2,200 per caption. The tool shows your progress toward each limit in real time.
Is there a word limit on the tool?+
No hard limit. The tool runs in your browser so performance depends on your device, but it handles texts of 100,000+ words.