Count words, characters, sentences and paragraphs as you type. See reading time, readability and keyword density, set a word goal and fix letter case in one click.
Word limits are everywhere: essays, blog posts, meta titles, social posts and job applications. A word counter tells you at a glance if you are on target. This one also helps you write better, by showing how easy your text is to read, which sentences are too long and which words you repeat. Everything runs in your browser, so your text stays private.
| Score | Level | Who can read it |
|---|---|---|
| 80 to 100 | Easy | Almost everyone |
| 60 to 79 | Plain English | Good for most web pages |
| 50 to 59 | Fairly hard | Older students and adults |
| 30 to 49 | Hard | Best for experts. Split long sentences. |
| 0 to 29 | Very hard | Like academic text. Most readers will struggle. |
Nothing is sent to a server. All counting happens in your browser.
In your browserA word is a run of letters or numbers. Contractions like don't count as one word, and hyphenated words like e-mail count as two.
In your browserSentences end at . ! or ?, and paragraphs are split by blank lines.
In your browserReading time = words ÷ 238. Speaking time = words ÷ 150.
In your browserThe Flesch reading ease formula uses words per sentence and syllables per word.
In your browserReading time = words ÷ 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed found in a large 2019 study of adult readers.
Speaking time = words ÷ 150 words per minute, a typical speaking pace.
Flesch reading ease = 206.835 − 1.015 × (words ÷ sentences) − 84.6 × (syllables ÷ words).
Different tools can count a little differently. For example, some count “e-mail” as one word. We count it as two, because each part is a word. Syllable counts are rule-based, so readability may differ slightly from other tools.
Words, characters, sentences and paragraphs.
Reading and speaking time at a glance.
Flesch score and long sentence finder.
See your most used words and phrases.
Meta title, X post, blog post or custom goals.
Sentence case, Title Case, UPPERCASE and space fixes.
Hit essay and assignment word limits.
Track article length and readability.
Check titles, descriptions and content length.
Stay within post limits.
First release with live counts, reading and speaking time, readability, keyword density, goals and case tools.
We run the tool against our test cases again and check the Flesch reading ease formula and reading speed research for changes.
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Reading time is your word count divided by 238 words per minute, the average adult silent reading speed.
A Flesch score of 60 or higher is plain English and good for most web pages.
There is no fixed number. Many posts are 1,000 to 2,000 words, but write what the topic needs to fully answer the question.
No. Everything runs in your browser and nothing is sent to our server.