Free Tool
Word Counter
Paste or type your text to instantly count words, characters, sentences, paragraphs and get reading time estimates.
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< 1 minReading time
< 1 minSpeaking time
0 charsAvg word length
Why use a word counter?
Word counters are essential for writers, marketers, students, and content creators. Whether you're hitting a target word count for an essay, optimising a social media caption, checking the length of a blog post, or estimating reading time for an email newsletter — knowing your word count matters.
Our tool counts in real-time as you type, with no page refresh needed. It also estimates reading time at 200 words per minute (the average adult reading speed) and speaking time at 130 words per minute (a comfortable presentation pace).