Paste any article and instantly see its total word count, how often your target keyword really appears, its exact density, and the 1-word, 2-word and 3-word phrases your text leans on most. Everything updates live as you edit — free, no sign-up, and your text never leaves your browser.
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Top Words (1-word)
| Word | Count | Density |
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Top Phrases (2-word)
| Phrase | Count | Density |
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Top Phrases (3-word)
| Phrase | Count | Density |
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How the Numbers Are Calculated
Total words counts every word in the text, numbers included. Keyword count is an exact match: case does not matter ("Blogging" = "blogging"), but a different word form is a different word — "blog" and "blogs" are counted separately, and a phrase only counts when its words appear together, in order. Density uses the standard formula:
density = (keyword occurrences × words in the phrase ÷ total words) × 100
So a 2-word phrase used 5 times in a 1,000-word article has a density of (5 × 2 ÷ 1000) × 100 = 1%. Each phrase in the top lists is counted without overlaps — in "a a a", the phrase "a a" counts once.
How to Use This Checker Well
1. Check after the draft, not during it. Write naturally, then paste the finished draft here. Editing to a live counter produces robotic text.
2. Read the top phrases, not just your keyword. The 2-word and 3-word lists show what your article is actually about. If a filler phrase ("in this article we will") outranks your topic phrases, the draft needs focus, not more keywords.
3. Fix stuffing by varying, not deleting blindly. Replace repeats with the natural alternatives a person would use — pronouns, synonyms, the specific thing's real name. The density drops and the reading improves at the same time.
4. One page, one main phrase. If two unrelated phrases both show high density, the page is probably trying to cover two topics — and usually ranks for neither. Splitting it is often the better move. When you are building the keyword list a page should target in the first place, the Keyword Combiner does that job; more guides live in the SEO guides hub.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this keyword density checker free? Is my text private?
Free, no sign-up, no word limit — and fully private. The analysis runs in your browser; your article is never uploaded or stored.
What is a good keyword density?
There is no official number — treat anything you read (1%, 1.5%, 2%) as folklore, not a rule. In practice: if the keyword reads naturally everywhere it appears, the density is fine whatever it is; if sentences start sounding like a robot wrote them, it is too high whatever the percentage says.
Why is my keyword count lower than I expected?
Usually word forms. The checker counts exact words, so "candle" does not count "candles", and a phrase split across a line break in your source may still count (line breaks do not matter) — but a phrase interrupted by another word ("blogging best tips") is not "blogging tips". This exactness is deliberate: it is also how search engines see distinct terms.
What are stop words, and why hide them?
Words like "the", "and" and "of" dominate every English text and say nothing about its topic. Hiding them in the Top Words list lets the meaningful words surface. Phrases keep their stop words, because "how to blog" really is a different phrase from "how blog".
Does keyword density still matter for SEO?
As a ranking dial, no — modern search engines understand topics, synonyms and context far beyond exact repetition. As an editing check against stuffing and off-topic drift, yes. That is the honest use, and the one this tool is built for.
Can I check a whole web page?
Paste the page's text (select all on the page, copy, paste here). This tool deliberately does not fetch URLs — fetching would need a third-party proxy and your text would travel through someone else's server.
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