What is the difference between word count and character count?

Word count counts words (separated by spaces). Character count counts every character including spaces and punctuation. Use word count for articles; use character count for Twitter, meta descriptions, and SMS.

What readability score should I aim for?

For general audiences, aim for 8th grade level or lower. Technical content can be higher. Check multiple formulas with our readability scorer.

Text Analysis Tools Complete Guide | Word Count, Readability, Keyword Density

What is text analysis?

Text analysis tools measure and quantify your writing. They answer questions like: How long is this? How readable? Which words appear most often? Writers use them to meet length limits, improve clarity, and optimize for SEO.

Word count vs character count

Word count counts tokens (spaces separate words). Character count counts every letter, space, and punctuation. Use word count for essays, articles, and books. Use character count for Twitter, meta descriptions, headlines, and SMS—platforms that enforce character limits, not word limits.

Readability scores

Readability formulas (Flesch-Kincaid, etc.) estimate how easy text is to understand. Lower grade level = easier. Aim for 8th grade for general audiences. Use our readability scorer to check before publishing.

Keyword density

Keyword density is the percentage of a target word or phrase relative to total words. It was once a major SEO factor; today it is one signal among many. The keyword density analyzer shows distribution without encouraging over-optimization.

Frequency analysis

See which words or characters appear most often. Useful for editing (catch overused terms), language learning, and basic cryptanalysis. The frequency analyzer and word frequency ranker handle this.