Word Frequency Counter
Analyze which words appear most often in your text. Useful for SEO keyword analysis.
Every writer has crutch words, and almost nobody knows their own. Run a draft through this counter and the frequency table makes them impossible to ignore: the "really" that appears twelve times, the "however" opening every third paragraph. Every word and phrase gets ranked by how often it shows up, with density percentages alongside.
The same table doubles as an SEO check. When one phrase dominates the top of the list out of proportion to the topic, the page usually reads as stuffed long before any algorithm has an opinion about it.
What Is Keyword Density and Does It Still Matter?
Keyword density is how often a word appears compared to your total word count. If "coffee" shows up 15 times in a 1,500-word article, that's 1% density. The formula is simple: (keyword count / total words) x 100.
Keyword density is not a magic SEO number anymore. Search engines are better at context, related terms and intent. Still, checking density is useful because it shows when a draft repeats the same phrase so often that it starts to feel forced.
When Word Frequency Really Helps
The biggest use case isn't SEO at all. It's catching repetition in your writing. If you used the word "really" 12 times in a single blog post, you'd want to know that. Same goes for "very" or "just" or whatever your crutch words are. Everyone's got them.
Editors use word frequency tools to clean up drafts before publishing. Academic writers check for terms they've leaned on too heavily. Content teams use it to compare keyword coverage across multiple pages.
Smart Keyword Usage Tips
- Put your main keyword in the title, first paragraph and at least one heading
- Use the same phrase only when it reads naturally
- Add related terms and synonyms instead of repeating one phrase
- Write for your readers first - search engines can figure out context
- If a keyword feels forced where you're putting it, it probably is
Stop Words and Why You Should Filter Them
Words like "the," "and," "is" and "in" will always be your most frequent words. That's normal. They're called stop words and they don't tell you anything useful about your content. Most frequency counters, including this one, let you filter them out so you can focus on meaningful words.
How to Use
- Paste your text into the editor above.
- Check the word frequency table that shows up below.
- Toggle the stop words filter to hide common words like "the" and "and."
- Look at bigrams and trigrams to see which phrases repeat most.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is keyword density still important for SEO?
Not as a target number. It is better to use density as a quality check. If one phrase appears so often that the page reads awkwardly, rewrite the text for people first.
What percentage should my keyword density be?
There's no magic number. The old guideline of 1-2% is a decent starting point, but don't obsess over it. If your keyword fits naturally, the density will take care of itself. Going above 3% usually starts looking spammy.
What are stop words?
Stop words are super common words like "the," "is," "and" and "in." They appear in every piece of writing and don't tell you much about your topic. Filtering them out lets you focus on the words that actually matter.
Can this tool analyze multi-word phrases?
It shows single words, two-word phrases (bigrams) and three-word phrases (trigrams). Phrases are usually the more useful view for SEO, since people search in phrases rather than isolated words.
How do I know if I'm keyword stuffing?
If you read a paragraph out loud and the same keyword sounds forced or unnatural, that's stuffing. As a rough check, anything over 3% density starts raising red flags. Your content should read smoothly to a human.