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CountWordCount is a free online word counter and character counter that goes far beyond counting. As you type or paste, it measures your text against six readability formulas, maps your sentence rhythm, flags passive voice, adverbs and filler words with one-tap highlighting, tracks keyword density across one-, two- and three-word phrases, and checks your draft against real platform character limits. Everything runs locally in your browser — your text is never uploaded, logged or shared.
Hit exact word requirements, watch the consensus grade level, and use the rhythm chart to break up run-on sentences before your marker finds them.
Keep any keyword under a sensible density, fit titles under 60 characters and meta descriptions under 160 — all measured live on one screen.
Set a daily word goal, watch your session speed in words per minute, and let auto-save protect the draft if the tab dies.
Live remaining-character counts for X, Instagram, LinkedIn and SMS mean you trim before you post, not after.
No single formula tells the whole story, so CountWordCount runs six of the most widely used measures and shows a consensus grade — the median of all grade-level scores:
As a rule of thumb: web copy and marketing aim for grade 6–8, journalism grade 8–10, and specialist or academic writing tolerates grade 12+. If your consensus grade is higher than your audience, the highlight buttons show you exactly which sentences to cut down.
Search engines don't reward keyword stuffing, but they do reward focus. The density panel counts every 1-, 2- and 3-word phrase in your text (with common words filtered out) so you can confirm your target phrase appears naturally — most SEO writers keep any single keyword under 2–3%. The platform limits panel tracks the two numbers that decide how your page looks in search results: title tags around 60 characters and meta descriptions around 160 characters, before Google truncates them.
Most online counters send your text to a server. CountWordCount doesn't: tokenizing, syllable counting, readability math and style checks all run as JavaScript on your own device. Auto-save uses your browser's local storage, so a closed tab never costs you a draft — and nothing ever leaves your machine unless you explicitly use Save & share.
A word is any run of letters or numbers, including hyphenated forms and contractions — "state-of-the-art" and "don't" each count as one word. Counting happens instantly in your browser as you type or paste.
No. All counting and analysis runs locally on your device. Auto-save keeps a copy in your own browser storage only, so your draft survives a closed tab without ever touching a server.
For a general audience aim for 60–70, which reads as plain English. Above 80 is very easy and conversational; below 50 is difficult, college-level reading. Marketing copy usually targets 70+, technical writing often sits between 40 and 60.
Reading time uses the research average of 238 words per minute for silent adult reading. Speaking time uses 130 words per minute, a comfortable presentation pace.
A double-spaced page in 12pt type holds roughly 250 words, so a 1,000-word essay is about 4 pages double-spaced or 2 pages single-spaced.
There's no magic number, but most SEO writers keep any single keyword under 2–3% and rely on natural variations. The density panel shows 1-, 2- and 3-word phrases so you can spot over-optimization before publishing.
Yes. The platform limits panel live-tracks your character count against X posts (280), SEO title tags (60), meta descriptions (160), SMS (160), Instagram captions (2,200) and LinkedIn posts (3,000).
Yes — every feature is free with no sign-up, no word limits and no ads that read your text.