Word Frequency Counter & Density Analyzer
Our Wordlist Generator doubles as a powerful word frequency counter and word density analyzer. Use it to:
- SEO Analysis: Check keyword density and find overused words in your content
- Writing Improvement: Identify repetitive words and diversify your vocabulary
- Academic Research: Analyze text corpora and document word distributions
- Content Optimization: Ensure proper keyword usage without keyword stuffing
- Linguistic Analysis: Study word frequency patterns in different texts
The word frequency counter shows exactly how many times each word appears, while the density analyzer calculates the percentage each word represents in your total text.
What is a wordlist generator?
A wordlist generator is a tool that takes a text as input and outputs a list of words found in the text. It can also count the number of times each word appears in the text.
Wordlist generators are useful for analyzing text, creating word clouds, and identifying the most common words in a text. They can be used for a variety of purposes, including quick text ingestion, text analysis, and text manipulation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about word frequency analysis, keyword density, and text analysis.
What is word density?
Word density (or keyword density) is the percentage of times a specific word appears compared to the total word count in a text. It's calculated as: (word occurrences ÷ total words) × 100. For SEO, keyword density between 1-3% is generally recommended. Word frequency counters help analyze density to avoid keyword stuffing.
What is the average reading speed in words per minute?
Average adult reading speed is 200-250 words per minute (WPM) for comprehension. Speed readers reach 400-700 WPM. Technical or unfamiliar content slows reading to 100-150 WPM. College students average 300 WPM. A 1,000-word article takes about 4-5 minutes for average readers. Word counters often include reading time estimates.
How to find the most common words in text
Use word frequency analysis to identify the most used words.
- Use a word frequency analyzer
- Paste your text
- Get a ranked list showing each word and its count
- Most tools exclude common "stop words" (the, and, is) by default
- Useful for keyword research, content analysis, and identifying overused words
What are stop words in text analysis?
Stop words are common words (the, is, at, which, on, a, an) filtered out of text analysis because they appear frequently but carry little meaning. Removing them makes word frequency lists more useful by highlighting significant content words. Different languages have different stop word lists.
How does a keyword density checker work?
Keyword density is the percentage of times a keyword appears compared to total words. Formula: (keyword count / total words) × 100. Optimal SEO density is 1-2%. A word frequency tool shows density for all words. Example: "marketing" appearing 15 times in 1,000 words = 1.5% density.
How to analyze text for repeated words
Find overused words to improve your writing quality.
- Paste text into a word frequency analyzer
- Sort results by count (highest first)
- Review top words for overuse
- Words appearing excessively can weaken writing
- If "very" appears 20 times, consider alternatives like "extremely", "highly", or removing it entirely
How does word frequency analysis improve writing?
Word frequency analysis improves writing by revealing: overused words, filler phrases, weak verbs, and repetitive patterns. Run your draft through an analyzer, check for words appearing 3+ times, and vary your vocabulary. Common culprits: very, really, just, that, thing. Replace with specific, descriptive alternatives.
What is N-gram analysis for text?
N-grams are sequences of N consecutive words. Bigrams (2 words): "machine learning", trigrams (3 words): "natural language processing". N-gram analysis reveals common phrases, collocations, and writing patterns. Useful for SEO phrase research, plagiarism detection, and understanding text structure beyond single-word frequency.