Count words, characters, sentences and paragraphs. See reading and speaking time plus most-frequent words.
A word and character count tool provides detailed statistics on a block of text: word count, character count (with and without spaces), sentence count, paragraph count, average reading time, and the most-frequent words. Used by writers, editors, students, content creators, and SEO professionals to meet length requirements and improve readability.
Most platforms have specific length sweet spots: tweets 280 chars max, SEO meta descriptions 155 chars, blog posts 1,500–2,500 words for ranking, academic essays follow strict word counts. The tool helps you hit the target precisely.
Inputs: Sample text: "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog."
Average adult silent reading speed is 200–250 words per minute (wpm) for general text and 300+ wpm for very familiar material. Our tool uses 200 wpm as a conservative default. Children read at 100–150 wpm; speed readers can hit 700+ wpm with reduced comprehension. Reading aloud is slower at 150 wpm — used for podcast/audiobook estimates.
Different tools tokenise text slightly differently — handling of hyphenated words, contractions, and special characters varies. Our counter uses standard whitespace-delimited tokens with hyphenated compounds counted as one word. Differences are typically 1–2%; if you need to match a specific tool exactly, use that tool for the final count.
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