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Statistics

Words

0

Characters

0

No Spaces

0

Sentences

0

Paragraphs

0

Avg Word Length

0.0

Time Estimates

Reading time0 min
Speaking time0 min

What this tool does

Count words, characters (with and without spaces), sentences, paragraphs, and reading time for any pasted text. Live as you type. Runs in your browser.

What “a word” actually means

Different tools count words differently, which is why Word, Google Docs, and a third-party counter sometimes disagree on the same text by a few percent.

  • Whitespace-delimited — split the text on any whitespace and count tokens. The simplest method and what this tool uses by default. A hyphenated compound (well-built) counts as one word; an em-dashed pair (well — built) counts as two.
  • Linguistic — count meaningful units using language-aware rules. More accurate but inconsistent across tools and languages.

For practical purposes, the whitespace count is usually within 1-2% of any other method, and the consistency matters more than the precise number. Pick a tool and stick with it for a given project.

Reading time math

The standard estimate is 200-250 words per minute for adult silent readers. This tool uses 225 wpm as the default — the middle of that range.

Reading time matters for blog post UX (“5 min read”), for sizing email content, and for calibrating talk length when reading prepared remarks aloud (~150 wpm spoken pace, slower than reading).

Common reasons people count

  • Hitting a word limit on an essay, application, or pitch.
  • Sizing a piece of writing against a target length.
  • Counting characters for fields with hard limits — Twitter posts, SMS messages, OG descriptions, ad headlines.
  • Calibrating reading time before publishing a long-form post.

Browser-only

Counting is a regex and a length call. Your text never leaves the tab.

What this tool does

Count words, characters (with and without spaces), sentences, paragraphs, and reading time for any pasted text. Live as you type. Runs in your browser.

What “a word” actually means

Different tools count words differently, which is why Word, Google Docs, and a third-party counter sometimes disagree on the same text by a few percent.

  • Whitespace-delimited — split the text on any whitespace and count tokens. The simplest method and what this tool uses by default. A hyphenated compound (well-built) counts as one word; an em-dashed pair (well — built) counts as two.
  • Linguistic — count meaningful units using language-aware rules. More accurate but inconsistent across tools and languages.

For practical purposes, the whitespace count is usually within 1-2% of any other method, and the consistency matters more than the precise number. Pick a tool and stick with it for a given project.

Reading time math

The standard estimate is 200-250 words per minute for adult silent readers. This tool uses 225 wpm as the default — the middle of that range.

Reading time matters for blog post UX (“5 min read”), for sizing email content, and for calibrating talk length when reading prepared remarks aloud (~150 wpm spoken pace, slower than reading).

Common reasons people count

  • Hitting a word limit on an essay, application, or pitch.
  • Sizing a piece of writing against a target length.
  • Counting characters for fields with hard limits — Twitter posts, SMS messages, OG descriptions, ad headlines.
  • Calibrating reading time before publishing a long-form post.

Browser-only

Counting is a regex and a length call. Your text never leaves the tab.

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