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Word Frequency Counter

Count how often each word appears in your text and rank them by frequency with counts and percentages. Options to lowercase and ignore common stop words.

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What is the Word Frequency Counter?

The ByteTools Word Frequency Counter tallies how many times every word appears in your text and ranks them from most to least common.

  • Ranks every word by frequency, most common first
  • Shows count and percentage for each word
  • Optional case normalisation
  • Optional common stop-word filter
  • Handles long documents smoothly
  • 100% private — text never leaves your browser

How to use the Word Frequency Counter

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    Paste or type your text into the input box.

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    Enable 'Ignore case' to merge words that differ only by capitalization.

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    Turn on 'Ignore stop words' to hide common filler words.

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    Read the ranked table of words with counts and percentages.

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    Copy the results as a table to reuse elsewhere.

About the Word Frequency Counter

The ByteTools Word Frequency Counter tallies how many times every word appears in your text and ranks them from most to least common. Each row shows the word, its count and its share of the total, so you can instantly see which terms dominate a piece of writing.

It is useful for writers checking for overused words, students analysing texts, and SEO specialists reviewing keyword usage. Normalise case so 'The' and 'the' merge into one entry, and switch on the stop-word filter to hide common words like 'and', 'the' and 'of'.

All counting runs locally in your browser with JavaScript. Your text is never uploaded, stored or logged, so essays, drafts and confidential documents stay private on your device.

Frequently asked questions

How do I find the most frequently used words in a text?

Paste the text and the tool instantly lists every word ranked from most to least frequent, with a count and a percentage for each. The words at the top of the table are the ones you use most.

What are stop words and why remove them?

Stop words are common function words such as 'the', 'and', 'is' and 'of' that appear frequently but carry little meaning. Filtering them out surfaces the content words that actually characterise your text, which is useful for keyword analysis.

Does capitalization affect the word count?

Only if you leave case sensitivity on. Enable 'Ignore case' and words like 'Data' and 'data' are counted together as a single entry. With it off they are tallied separately.

How is the percentage for each word calculated?

Each word's percentage is its count divided by the total number of counted words, so the figures reflect how much of your text that word makes up. Percentages are based on the words remaining after any stop-word filtering.

Is my text uploaded to analyse word frequency?

No. The analysis happens entirely in your browser with JavaScript, so nothing is sent to a server. It is safe for confidential essays, reports and drafts.

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