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Word count requirements appear everywhere - academic essays with strict limits, blog posts targeting specific lengths for SEO, social media posts that must fit platform character limits, and cover letters that need to stay under a set word count. This word counter tracks words, characters, sentences, paragraphs, and estimated reading time simultaneously, all computed in your browser as you type - nothing you paste here is sent to a server.
Reading time is estimated at a fixed 200 words per minute, and a top-6 list of your most frequently used words is also generated, which is a quick way to spot repetition before you publish.
Word counter searches come from writers, students, editors, and marketers who need more than a single count. They usually want quick text stats while writing or polishing copy - and, less often, a fast check on whether a longer document is safe to paste into a public tool at all.
Enter your text in the input box.
Words, characters, and reading time are calculated.
Convert case, trim spaces, copy, or download.
See automatically extracted frequently used words.
Enter text directly or paste it from a document, email, or another app - stats update live as you type.
Check word count, character count (including spaces), sentence count, and paragraph count in the stats grid.
See the estimated reading time (at 200 words per minute) and the six most frequently used words in your text.
Use the quick UPPERCASE, lowercase, or Trim Spaces buttons, then copy the result or download it as a .txt file.
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Paragraph 1: "Mr. Smith finished the report. The report covered sales data." Paragraph 2 (separated by a blank line): "The team reviewed the report and approved the report."Result
19 words, 116 characters, 4 sentences, 2 paragraphs, reading time 6 sec. Top words: "the" (5), "report" (4).The sentence count reads as 4, not 3, because the tool splits on every period - "Mr." is counted as its own one-word sentence. This is a mechanical rule, not an abbreviation-aware sentence parser, so text with abbreviations or decimal numbers will often show a higher sentence count than a human reader would give it.
Paste your draft and watch the word count update live as you trim or expand it toward a required limit.
The reading time estimate (at 200 words per minute) gives readers and editors a quick sense of content length.
The top-6 word list surfaces your most frequently used words, which is a fast way to notice overused terms.
The character count updates live and includes spaces, useful for checking length against limits like Twitter/X's 280 characters.
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Sentence count is a mechanical split on periods, question marks, and exclamation points - abbreviations like "Mr." or decimal numbers like "3.14" will inflate the count.
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Paragraphs are only counted where there's a blank line (two or more line breaks) between blocks of text - a single line break within a block doesn't start a new paragraph.
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Word frequency matching strips characters outside a-z and 0-9, so words written in scripts like Urdu, Arabic, or Chinese are excluded from the top-words list even though they're still counted correctly in the word count itself.
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It's a fixed formula (word count divided by 200), not adjusted for sentence complexity, vocabulary, or the reader's own pace - treat it as a rough estimate, not a precise timing.
The Trim Spaces button collapses repeated spaces and removes leading/trailing whitespace, which can shift word and character counts before you finalize a count against a strict limit.
The displayed character count includes spaces - if you need a spaces-excluded count for a specific platform's rules, count separately, since only the with-spaces total is shown.
If your text has abbreviations, initials, or decimal numbers, manually verify the sentence count rather than trusting it as an editorial metric.
Text isn't saved between visits, so download as .txt or copy to your clipboard before you navigate away if you want to keep the draft.
The tool also calculates a without-spaces character count internally, but only the with-spaces total is displayed in the stats grid - there's no visible toggle for the without-spaces figure.
Splitting on periods, question marks, and exclamation points means abbreviations and decimal numbers can inflate the sentence count.
Only double line breaks (a blank line) are treated as paragraph separators - single line breaks within a block of text don't create a new paragraph count.
The tool splits on whitespace, so it works correctly for English, Spanish, Urdu, and other space-separated languages. Languages like Chinese or Japanese that don't use spaces between words will show a low or misleading word count - the character count is the more meaningful metric there.
Non-Latin-script words (Arabic, Urdu, Chinese, etc.) are stripped out of the top-6 frequency list, even though they're included in the word and character counts.
This tool only counts and measures text - it doesn't check grammar, score readability, or offer writing suggestions.
Both work with the same pasted text, but they measure completely different things.
| This Tool (Word Counter) | A Grammar or Readability Checker | |
|---|---|---|
| What it measures | Words, characters, sentences, paragraphs, reading time, word frequency | Grammar errors, spelling, or a readability grade level |
| Processing location | Entirely in your browser - nothing is uploaded | Often sent to a server for grammar/style analysis |
| Writing suggestions | None - it only counts and measures | Suggests corrections, rewrites, or style changes |
Which should you use?
Use this tool to check length, pacing, and repetition against a limit or target; use a dedicated grammar or readability tool separately if you need error-checking or a reading-level score.
The most common questions are about exactly how each number is calculated - especially reading time and the character count - since counting rules like these matter when you're checking text against a strict limit. The FAQ below explains the counting rules, what happens with non-English text, and what the tool does and doesn't process on a server.
Yes. The character count includes all characters - letters, numbers, spaces, punctuation marks, and symbols. This tool displays the with-spaces total; it doesn't show a separate without-spaces figure, so if a platform measures characters without spaces, subtract your text's space count manually.
The reading time is estimated using a fixed rate of 200 words per minute - it's a single formula, not a range, and it doesn't adjust for sentence complexity, vocabulary, or your own reading speed. Treat it as a rough estimate for blog posts, articles, and presentations.
Yes. The character counter shows your total character count in real time, making it useful for Twitter/X which has a 280-character limit. Paste your tweet draft and check the count before posting.
Yes. The word counter works for any language that separates words with spaces - including Spanish, French, German, Arabic, and Urdu. For languages without spaces (like Chinese or Japanese), the character count is more meaningful than the word count. The separate 'top words' frequency list only recognizes Latin-script characters, so non-Latin-script words are counted correctly but excluded from that specific list.
Yes. CoditTools's word counter runs entirely in your browser. Your text is never sent to any server, so your content stays completely private on your device.
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