Word Frequency Analyzer — Count Words in Any Text

Paste any text and instantly see which words appear most often. Sort by frequency or alphabetically, filter out common stop words in English or German, choose between Top 10, 20, 50, or all words, and export the table as CSV for spreadsheet analysis.

What Is Word Frequency Analysis?

Word frequency analysis counts how many times each word appears in a text. It reveals the vocabulary distribution of any document: which terms dominate, which are rare, and whether the text is semantically focused or scattered. The technique is used in SEO for keyword density checks, in linguistics for corpus analysis, in education to assess vocabulary complexity, and in content strategy to audit whether key topics are covered with the right emphasis.

Stop Word Filtering

Stop words are high-frequency function words with little semantic meaning on their own: articles (the, a, an), prepositions (in, on, at), conjunctions (and, but, or), and auxiliary verbs (is, are, was). Filtering them out reveals the content words that define the meaning of a text. This tool supports stop word lists for English and German. Toggle filtering on or off to compare results.

How to Read the Results

The frequency table shows each unique word alongside its count and percentage of total words. The percentage tells you the word’s share of the entire text. A keyword appearing at 3% or more in a 500-word article is likely a primary topic signal. Values below 0.5% are incidental occurrences.

CSV Export

Click Copy CSV to copy the results as comma-separated values: Word, Count, Percent. Paste directly into Excel or Google Sheets for further analysis, sorting, or charting. The export respects the current display filter — if you filtered to Top 20 with stop words removed, that is what you get in the CSV.

Use Cases

SEO keyword density — check whether your target keyword appears with the right frequency (2–3% is typical for primary keywords)
Content audit — verify that key topics are mentioned proportionally
Academic text analysis — identify the core vocabulary of a paper or article
Translation prep — surface high-frequency terms that need consistent translation
Editing — spot overused words and diversify your vocabulary

Privacy

All processing happens entirely in your browser. Your text is never sent to any server.

FAQ

What is word frequency analysis?

Word frequency analysis counts how often each word appears in a text. It is used in SEO (keyword density), content analysis, linguistics research, and text mining.

What are stop words?

Stop words are common words like "the", "and", "is" that carry little meaning. Filtering them reveals the words that actually define the content of a text.

How does the CSV export work?

Click "Copy CSV" to copy the results in comma-separated format (Word, Count, Percent). Paste directly into Excel, Google Sheets, or any spreadsheet tool.

Is my text stored on a server?

No. All processing happens entirely in your browser. Your text is never sent to any server.