Analyze word usage and find the most common words in your text. Perfect for SEO keyword density analysis.
Ever wonder which words you use most in your writing? Or need to check keyword density before publishing an SEO article? This free Word Frequency Counter analyzes any text and shows you exactly how often each word appears, ranked from most to least frequent. It's a powerful tool for writers, SEO specialists, researchers, and anyone who wants to understand the patterns in their text.
A word frequency counter scans a body of text and tallies how many times each unique word appears. The results are displayed in a ranked table showing each word, its occurrence count, and its percentage of the total word count. This gives you a clear, data-driven view of your writing's vocabulary distribution — which words dominate, which are used sparingly, and whether your keyword usage is balanced or over-concentrated.
This kind of analysis is used across many fields. SEO professionals use it to check keyword density and ensure a target keyword appears at the right frequency without over-optimization. Writers use it to spot repetitive language and diversify their vocabulary. Researchers use it to identify key themes and terminology in large documents. Translators use it to build glossaries of frequently used terms.
This tool goes beyond a simple count. It lets you filter out common stop words (like "the", "and", "is") so you can focus on meaningful content words. You can set a minimum word length to exclude short filler words, toggle case sensitivity for precise analysis, sort results by any column, and export the full frequency table as a CSV file for use in spreadsheets or further analysis.
For SEO analysis, always enable the "Ignore common words" filter. Stop words like "the", "and", "of", and "in" will always dominate any text and aren't relevant to keyword density. With the filter on, the results will surface your actual content keywords — the terms that matter for search engine optimization. A keyword density of 1–2% is generally considered healthy; anything above 3–4% may be flagged as keyword stuffing.
Use the minimum word length filter to further refine results. Setting it to 4 or 5 characters eliminates short words that often slip through the stop word filter (like "also", "just", "very") and keeps the focus on substantive vocabulary. For technical or academic writing, a minimum length of 5–6 characters often produces the most meaningful frequency data.
The CSV export is particularly useful when you need to do deeper analysis. Import the file into Google Sheets or Excel to create charts, apply conditional formatting, or compare frequency data across multiple documents. This is especially handy for content audits, where you might want to compare keyword usage across several pages of a website at once.
Many word frequency tools online are cluttered with ads, require sign-ups, or impose limits on text length. This tool is clean, fast, and unlimited. Paste an entire book chapter, a long-form article, or a batch of customer reviews — it handles any amount of text without slowing down or cutting off results.
The combination of filtering options, sortable results, visual frequency bars, and CSV export makes this one of the most complete word frequency tools available in a browser. It's designed for people who need real analytical value, not just a basic word list. Whether you're an SEO professional, a novelist, or a data analyst, the tool gives you the depth you need without the complexity you don't.
Your privacy is our priority. All processing happens entirely in your browser using JavaScript. No files, data, or inputs are ever uploaded to any server. Everything stays on your device, making this tool completely safe to use with sensitive content.