Word Frequency Counter
See a full table of every distinct word in text and how often it occurs, sorted by frequency descending, with a case-insensitivity toggle.
How to count word frequency online
Paste your text into the box above. Every distinct word is counted, and the full table below updates live, sorted from most to least frequent. Toggle case-insensitive matching to control whether "The" and "the" are combined into one row.
Example
Pasting "the cat sat on the mat, the cat was happy" produces a table showing "the" with 3 occurrences, "cat" with 2, and every other word with 1, sorted by count descending.
Common Use Cases
- Reviewing word repetition in an essay or article before editing.
- Getting a full frequency breakdown for text analysis or linguistics work.
- Spotting overused words that a summary bar chart might not show clearly.
FAQs
How is this different from the Word Frequency Visualizer?
This tool shows a complete, sortable table of every distinct word and its exact count. The Word Frequency Visualizer instead shows only the top 15 words as a bar chart for a quicker visual overview — use whichever format suits your needs.
Is counting case-sensitive by default?
No — case-insensitive counting is on by default, so "The", "THE", and "the" are combined into a single row. Untick the option to count them separately.
Does it exclude common stopwords?
No — every word is counted, including common words like "the" and "and". If you want frequent words with stopwords filtered out, use the Keyword Extractor tool instead.