Word Counter
Count words, characters, sentences and paragraphs, with an estimated reading time.
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About this tool
Paste a text to instantly get its number of words, characters (with and without spaces), sentences, paragraphs and lines, plus an estimate of the reading time and read-aloud time. The most frequent words are listed so you can spot repetitions.
How to use this tool
- 1Paste or type your text (or import a .txt file).
- 2The statistics update as you type.
- 3Check the most frequent words to spot repetitions.
Limits to know
- A word is a sequence of characters separated by spaces that contains at least one letter or digit; isolated punctuation is not counted.
- Reading time is an estimate (200 words/min for silent reading, 130 words/min aloud).
- Accepted formats
- Text
- Maximum size
- 2 MB
Privacy and file processing
The text is processed instantly in your browser: nothing is sent to a server, nothing is kept.
Read our privacy policyFrequently asked questions
Both values are shown: the total number of characters (spaces and line breaks included) and the count without spaces, often used for form limits.