Word Counter
Count words, characters, sentences, and get reading time estimates
Higher scores are easier to read; 60–70 is plain English for a general audience.
- Grade level (Flesch–Kincaid)
- 8.2
- Avg. words per sentence
- 14.5
- Avg. syllables per word
- 1.5
Top Keywords
How to Use This Tool
- Paste or type your text in the input area above
- Statistics update automatically as you type
- View word count, character count, and more
- See reading and speaking time estimates
About Word Count
Our word counter uses standard word boundary detection to accurately count words separated by spaces and punctuation. It also provides useful metrics like reading time (based on an average of 200 words per minute) and speaking time (150 words per minute).
The readability panel scores your text with the Flesch Reading Ease test and the Flesch–Kincaid grade level, the same measures editors and style guides use to judge how much schooling a reader needs to follow a passage. Shorter sentences and shorter words raise the score. You can also set a word count goal to track progress toward a target length — both update live as you type, and the goal is remembered on this device.