Word Frequency Counter
See every word ranked by how often it appears.
Build a sorted frequency table of every word in your text, with counts and percentages. Case-insensitive matching and a minimum-count filter keep the table focused.
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About Word Frequency Counter
Every writer has crutch words they can't see, 'just', 'really', 'very', 'actually', sprinkled through a draft like seasoning that became the meal. Editors have a name for the fix: a frequency pass. This tool builds one automatically, counting every word in your text and presenting a table sorted by frequency, with counts and percentages. Scan the top of the table and your overused words stare back at you.
Beyond self-editing, frequency tables serve real analysis. Researchers tally term usage across interview transcripts; teachers check whether an essay actually discusses its assigned topic; speechwriters verify a talk hammers its key phrase without sounding robotic. The minimum-count filter hides words that appear only once or twice so the table stays focused, and case-insensitive matching folds 'The' and 'the' into a single row.
Percentages matter because raw counts mislead: 'said' appearing 40 times means something different in a 2,000-word story than in a 20,000-word novel. Note the honest boundary: this counts whole words only, so it won't catch that you've used three synonyms for the same idea, and it says nothing about whether repetition is good or bad. Dialogue tags repeat for a reason; crutch words don't.
How to use Word Frequency Counter
- Paste your text.
- Set a minimum count to hide rare words.
- Review the table sorted by frequency.
Why use this tool?
- Sorted table with counts and percentages
- Minimum-count filter
- Case-insensitive option
Tips for best results
- Scan the top 10 rows of your draft's table, your crutch words are hiding there.
- Set a minimum count of 3–5 to hide one-off words and focus on real repetition.
- Read percentages, not raw counts, 40 occurrences means different things at different text lengths.
- Use case-insensitive matching so 'The' and 'the' don't split into separate rows.
- Run it on speeches and essays to verify your key terms appear often enough to land.