Need instant word and character counts while you write? Our free Word Counter updates in real time — words, characters (with and without spaces), sentences, paragraphs, lines, reading time, speaking time, keyword density, and social media platform limits. No signup, everything runs in your browser.
What This Word Counter Does
- Core counts — words, characters, sentences, paragraphs, and lines
- Reading time — estimated at 200 words per minute for articles and blogs
- Speaking time — estimated at 130 words per minute for presentations and speeches
- Keyword density — top 10 most-used words (stop words excluded) with count and percentage
- Platform limits — progress bars for Twitter/X, LinkedIn, Meta descriptions, Instagram captions, and SMS
Use Cases
Students — hit essay word limits without manually counting. Pair with our Complete Student Tools Guide India for exam prep.
Content writers — track article length and keyword usage while drafting SEO content. See also our Keyword Density Checker.
Social media managers — check character counts against Twitter/X (280), LinkedIn (3,000), Instagram (2,200), and Meta description (160) limits before posting.
Professionals — keep emails and reports concise with live character and word counts. Use our Character Counter for character-focused limits.
Reading Time vs Speaking Time
Reading time assumes silent reading at ~200 words per minute — useful for blog posts, newsletters, and article length estimates shown to readers.
Speaking time assumes aloud delivery at ~130 words per minute — useful for presentations, podcasts, wedding speeches, and video scripts where pauses and emphasis slow the pace.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How accurate is the word count?
The tool counts whitespace-separated tokens the same way Microsoft Word and Google Docs do — dates with slashes and currency amounts with symbols count as one word each.
What counts as a sentence?
The tool splits on terminal punctuation (period, question mark, exclamation mark) — a paragraph with no punctuation reads as a single sentence.
What are stop words in keyword density?
Common words like "the", "a", "is", "in" are excluded from keyword density analysis since they appear in almost every text and don't reflect the actual topics covered.
Why do reading time and speaking time differ?
Reading speed averages around 200 words per minute silently; speaking aloud is slower at around 130 words per minute — so a 1,000-word piece takes about 5 minutes to read but nearly 8 minutes to speak.