Word Frequency Counter
Word Frequency Counter repeated word finder term occurrence counter most common wordsSee which words occur most often
Paste plain text, choose a minimum word length, and decide whether Apple and apple should count together. Select Count word frequency to rank words by count, then alphabetically when counts tie.
What counts as a word
The counter keeps runs of Unicode letters and numbers. An apostrophe can stay inside a word, so “don't” remains one entry, while commas, dashes, quotation marks, and line breaks separate terms. This practical rule handles ordinary pasted prose without pretending to perform linguistic analysis.
Normalization choices
Case-insensitive mode converts words to lowercase before counting. Turn it off when capitalization carries meaning, such as product codes or proper names. Minimum length filters the ranked list after tokenization; it is useful for excluding one-letter entries without maintaining a language-specific stop-word list.
Worked example
Analyze “Blue boat, blue sky. Boat!” with capitalization ignored and minimum length one. Six words are counted, with four unique terms. The ranked output begins blue — 2 and boat — 2, followed by sky — 1. The exclamation point does not become part of Boat.
Reading frequency results
Repeated terms can reveal themes, overused wording, keyword concentration, character names, or common labels in survey comments. Frequency alone does not prove importance. A necessary short word may rank highly, and two forms such as run and running remain separate because the tool does not stem words.
Limits and privacy
Processing stays in this browser and text is not uploaded. Results do not identify phrases, sentiment, reading level, grammar, stop words, synonyms, hyphenated compounds, or language. Scripts without spaces and specialized punctuation may need a dedicated tokenizer. Very large text depends on available browser memory.
Word Frequency FAQ
Are numbers counted?
Yes. A run of digits is treated as a word-like token.
Are plurals combined?
No. Book and books remain distinct entries.
Why do tied words move alphabetically?
Alphabetical tie-breaking makes repeated runs predictable and easy to compare.
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Limitations and assumptions
Counting follows the displayed token and normalization rules; frequency does not by itself establish meaning, quality, or importance.