Writing tool
Word Frequency Counter
See which words you use most often and how large a share of the text they represent.
Word frequency
| Word | Count | Total % |
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How to study word repetition in your writing
Word Frequency Counter shows how often individual words appear and what percentage of the full text they represent. It is useful when a paragraph feels repetitive but the repeated term is hard to spot by eye, or when you want to compare the vocabulary in two sections of the same document. The total and unique word counts give you a quick sense of length and variety before you inspect the table.
The counter is case-insensitive, so "Strategy" and "strategy" are grouped together. Contractions and hyphenated terms count as single units, while related forms such as "write," "writing," and "written" stay separate because the tool does not perform stemming. With stop-word filtering enabled, common function words disappear from the table and from the unique count, but the total count and percentage denominator still include every word in the text.
A frequent word is not automatically a problem. In a product guide, the product name may need to appear often; in a personal essay, repetition may create rhythm. We found it most useful to review the top results in context and revise only when repetition distracts from the point or makes a sentence harder to follow.
Common ways to use it
- Writers checking whether an important term appears often enough or whether a nearby synonym would read more naturally.
- Language learners studying a passage to identify high-frequency vocabulary and common phrases in context.
- Editors comparing vocabulary across chapters, campaign pages, or translations to spot unintended shifts in tone.
Frequently asked questions
Are run, running, and ran counted as the same word?
No. The tool compares the exact word forms after lowercase conversion. It does not group grammatical variants, so each form appears as its own row.
Why does the total word count not change when I exclude stop words?
Total Words reports the full source length. The stop-word setting affects the rows shown and the Unique Words metric, but percentages remain based on all words so the table does not overstate each remaining term.
Is a high frequency always bad?
No. Frequency depends on subject and genre. Use a high count as a signal to review the surrounding passages, not as an automatic instruction to replace the word.