Text Analyzer — word counter & paragraph analyzer

This text analyzer counts words, characters, sentences, paragraphs and lines as you type, and estimates how long the text takes to read aloud or silently. It is a word counter and character counter in one, with a paragraph analyzer and a reading-time calculator built in — paste an essay, article or chunk of copy and see the numbers update instantly.

Beyond the basic counts it surfaces the average word and sentence length, the longest word, and the most frequent words (common stop words like "the" and "and" filtered out) so you can spot what a piece of writing actually emphasizes. Everything runs entirely in your browser — nothing you paste is uploaded.

Usage

1. Paste or type your text into the input area. Every statistic recomputes live on each keystroke — there is no "analyze" button to press.
2. Read the basic counts — words, characters (with a no-spaces figure), sentences and paragraphs — to confirm the length of the text at a glance.
3. Check the reading time (estimated at 200 words per minute) and speaking time (150 words per minute) to gauge how long the text takes to consume or present.
4. Scan the advanced section for average word length, average sentence length and the longest word, then read the top-words ranking to see which terms appear most often.
5. Press clear to empty the input and start over; nothing is stored or sent anywhere.

Examples

Word counter for an essay: A 500-word paragraph pasted in

The words counter shows 500 words and the matching character count. The reading-time calculator estimates about 3 minutes at 200 words per minute, so you can check an essay against a word limit before submitting it.

Paragraph analyzer for an article: Three paragraphs separated by blank lines

Paragraphs are counted as blocks separated by a blank line, so this reports 3 paragraphs alongside the sentence and line counts — handy for structuring an article or checking it reads in even chunks.

Word frequency check: product product launch launch launch growth

The top-words ranking lists "launch" (3x) above "product" (2x) and "growth" (1x), with stop words excluded. It is a quick word frequency counter for spotting repetition or over-used terms in your writing.

Reading time estimate for a script: A 1,500-word talk script

At 150 words per minute the speaking-time estimate is about 10 minutes, so a presenter can size a script to a time slot — the reading-time figure (200 wpm) is shown alongside for silent reading.

FAQ

How does the word counter count words?

It splits the text on whitespace, so any run of letters, numbers or punctuation between spaces or line breaks counts as one word. Leading and trailing whitespace is ignored, and empty input counts as zero words.

What is the difference between characters and characters without spaces?

Characters is the total length of the text including every space, tab and line break. Characters without spaces strips all whitespace first, which is the figure many platforms (and character limits) actually mean.

How is reading time calculated?

Reading time assumes an average silent reading speed of 200 words per minute, and speaking time assumes 150 words per minute for reading aloud. Both are rounded up to the next whole minute, so even a short snippet shows at least 1 minute.

How does the paragraph analyzer count paragraphs and sentences?

Paragraphs are blocks of text separated by a blank line. Sentences are counted by terminal punctuation — each run of one or more `.`, `!` or `?` characters ends a sentence.

Why are common words missing from the top words list?

The word frequency ranking filters out short tokens and common stop words such as "the", "and", "is" and "to", because they appear in almost every text and would otherwise dominate the list. What is left highlights the words that actually carry meaning.

Is my text uploaded anywhere?

No. The text analyzer runs entirely in your browser — every count and estimate is computed locally on your device, and nothing you paste is ever sent to a server.