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How to Use Word Frequency Counter

Count how many times each word appears in a text, sort by frequency or alphabetically, exclude common words and export the list as CSV. Free word counter.

About this tool

The word frequency counter lists every word in your text with how many times it appears and its share of the total. Sort by the most frequent words, alphabetically or by length, make the count case sensitive, leave out common words and numbers, and export the full list to CSV for a spreadsheet. It works with any language.

How to use Word Frequency Counter

  1. Paste your text.
  2. Choose how to sort, and whether to exclude common words, numbers or short words.
  3. Review the frequency table, then copy it or download it as CSV.

Worked example

Writers use it to spot words they overuse, such as "very" appearing 40 times in a chapter. Teachers use it to build vocabulary lists, and researchers use it for quick text analysis.

Does it work with other languages?

Yes. It recognizes letters in any alphabet, including Urdu, Arabic, Hindi, Chinese and accented Latin letters.

How are words split?

Words are runs of letters and numbers. Apostrophes and hyphens inside a word, as in "don't" or "well-known", keep it as one word.

Is my text stored?

No. The counting happens in your browser and your text is never sent to our server.

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