Keyword Counter
Instantly count the frequency of every word in your text. Exclude common stop words, filter by word length, and see a visual bar for each keyword's popularity. Export to CSV for deeper analysis. Everything runs privately in your browser — no signup, no uploads.
Why use this Keyword Counter?
Understanding word frequency is essential for content optimization, SEO, academic research, and writing quality. This tool instantly breaks down your text into a ranked list of keywords with counts, percentages, and visual bars. Advanced filters let you exclude common stop words (like "the", "a", "and") and set a minimum word length, so you can focus on meaningful keywords only.
- Visual bars – see at a glance which words dominate your text.
- Stop words removal – filter out noise and get to the real keywords.
- Length filters – hide very short or very long words that aren't useful.
- CSV export – download your results for further analysis in Excel or Google Sheets.
- Instant & private – processing happens entirely in your browser; your text never leaves your device.
Who benefits from a Keyword Counter?
Bloggers & Content Writers
Find overused words, improve variety, and ensure your target keywords appear enough times.
SEO Professionals
Analyze competitor content, identify keyword stuffing, and optimize on-page density.
Students & Academics
Check repetition in essays, avoid accidental plagiarism, and enrich your vocabulary.
Data Analysts
Quickly tokenize and summarize text corpora before diving into deeper NLP work.
How to count keywords (step‑by‑step)
1. Paste your text
Drop any block of text — an article, essay, or report — into the input box.
2. Adjust settings
Toggle case sensitivity, exclude stop words, set minimum count, or limit word length. The results update automatically.
3. Review the table
The table shows each keyword, its length, count, percentage, and a visual bar. Click any column header to sort.
4. Copy or download
Copy the list to your clipboard, or download a CSV file for further analysis in spreadsheets.
Example: before and after
| Input text | Top Keywords (min count 1, stop words excluded) | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The fox was quick and brown. |
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Common use cases
- SEO content optimization: Identify the most frequent keywords in your text and compare against target keywords.
- Academic writing: Check word repetition and avoid overusing certain terms.
- Text analysis: Get a quick frequency overview for any corpus of text.
- Keyword research: Analyze competitor content to see which words dominate.
- Readability improvement: Spot overused filler words like "very", "really", or "that".
Pro tips for better keyword analysis
- Start by excluding stop words — it instantly reveals the important keywords you should care about.
- Set the minimum word length to 3 or 4 to ignore short, uninteresting words like "a", "an", "of".
- Use the "Len" column to sort by word length and discover unusually long or short terms.
- Export to CSV to build your own frequency charts or combine with other data in a spreadsheet.
- For more detailed keyword density analysis, try our Keyword Density Checker.
- After identifying target keywords, use our Text Finder & Replacer to adjust their usage.