Word Frequency Counter

Paste text below to see which words appear most often, with counts and percentages — sorted from most to least frequent.

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Result

The most common words will be listed here.

Add your text, then press Count words.

How to use Word Frequency

  1. Paste your text into the input box.
  2. Every word is counted case-insensitively and sorted by frequency.
  3. Skip common words like “the” and “and”, skip numbers, or set a minimum word length.
  4. Download the table as CSV or JSON for spreadsheets and analysis.

Example

Before
The cat sat. The cat ran. A dog sat.
After
the  2  22.2%
cat  2  22.2%
sat  2  22.2%
a    1  11.1%
dog  1  11.1%
ran  1  11.1%

Ties are sorted alphabetically.

Good for

  • Checking keyword usage in an article
  • Finding overused words in your writing
  • Analyzing survey answers or reviews

What happens to your text

Your text is processed in your browser and kept only in this tab’s memory. It is not uploaded, saved or used for analytics.

Questions about Word Frequency

More answers in the TextVix FAQ.

Which words are skipped as “common words”?

About 130 frequent English function words such as the, and, of, to, is, and you.

Can I export the counts?

Yes. Download as CSV for a spreadsheet with word, count and percent columns, or as JSON.

Is my text uploaded anywhere?

No. This tool runs entirely in your browser. Your text and files are never sent to a server or stored.