Count word frequency in a text
See the words and phrases you use most, with counts and percentages, stop words filtered out so the interesting words rise to the top.
Word frequency reveals repetition in an essay, the vocabulary of a speech, or the terms a page targets. The table lists single words, two-word and three-word phrases with counts and their share of the text. Common words such as the, and, of are hidden by default and can be shown with one click.
How to count word frequency in a text
- Paste the text. Any length; the table updates live.
- Switch between words and phrases. Single words, bigrams or trigrams.
- Copy the table. Paste it into a spreadsheet as tab-separated values.
Why use myowntext for this
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Text is processed by your browser. There is no server, so contracts, cover letters and private notes never travel anywhere.
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Every result appears as you type. Once a page has loaded it keeps working without a connection.
Shows its work
Counts, highlights and reports tell you exactly what was found and what changed. Nothing is hidden behind a spinner.
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Questions people ask
Are words case-sensitive?
No. Word and word count as the same entry. Punctuation is stripped and apostrophes inside words are kept.
What counts as a stop word?
About 150 very common English function words such as the, of, and, to, is. Untick the filter to see them.