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Word Frequency Counter
Find the words that appear most often and produce a copyable frequency table.
What this tool does
The counter tokenises Unicode letters with optional internal digits, hyphens or apostrophes, then counts each surface form. Results are ordered by descending count and formatted as count plus word separated by a tab. The tool does not lemmatise words or combine synonyms.
Paste text, choose the counting rules and review the most frequent terms.
Maximum 500,000 characters: 0 / 500000
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How to use it
Paste the text to analyse.
Choose case-insensitive counting and a minimum word length when useful.
Review the descending frequency table and copy it for editing or spreadsheet analysis.
Key features
- Unicode-aware word tokenisation with internal digits, hyphens and apostrophes.
- Case and minimum-length filtering.
- Descending TSV output as count, tab, word.
Practical use cases
- Finding overused words in a draft.
- Inspecting terminology consistency in documentation.
- Creating a quick frequency table for classroom or content analysis.
Limitations and important notes
- The tool does not lemmatise words or combine synonyms.
- Punctuation is not counted as a word.
- Tie order and language-specific tokenisation require tests.
Troubleshooting
The page becomes slow with a large input or repeat count.
Reduce the input, split the operation into smaller batches and close other memory-heavy tabs. Keep an original copy before retrying.
The result changes after I paste it elsewhere.
Test the destination app, font and character encoding. Some apps normalize whitespace or render Unicode differently.
Frequently asked questions
How do I count word frequency?
The counter tokenises Unicode letters with optional internal digits, hyphens or apostrophes, then counts each surface form. Results are ordered by descending count and formatted as count plus word separated by a tab.
Will “run” and “running” be combined?
No. The tool counts surface forms independently and does not perform lemmatisation.
What is the output format?
Each row contains a count, a tab character and the corresponding word, ordered by descending frequency.
What are the limitations?
The tool does not lemmatise words or combine synonyms. Punctuation is not counted as a word. Tie order and language-specific tokenisation require tests.
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Use the tool
Paste text, choose the counting rules and review the most frequent terms.