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Word Frequency

Find the most frequently used words in your text to understand key themes and content focus.

Analyze word frequency and show most common words in text.

Input

Paste text to rank words from most frequent to least frequent.

0 characters 0 lines

Output

Each line will show a word and how often it appears.

0 characters 0 lines
Total 0
Unique 0
Top Word -
Top Count 0

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FAQ

Common questions about this tool.

Does it ignore common words like 'the' and 'and'?

No. It counts all words. You can review the full list to identify patterns and themes.

How is the frequency ranked?

Words are shown in order from most frequent to least frequent.

How to use

Paste the text, analyze frequency, then review the word list in order.

  1. Paste the text you want to analyze.
  2. Click Analyze Word Frequency to count and rank all words.
  3. Review the list to identify key themes and repetitive terms.

Use cases

Use it to understand content themes and identify writing patterns.

  • Identify overused words that could be varied.
  • Find key themes and topics by analyzing word frequency.
  • Check content balance and keyword density for SEO review.

When this tool is useful

Find the most frequently used words in your text to understand key themes and content focus. Word Frequency sits in the text analysis part of the site, which focuses on count content, measure structure, and inspect vocabulary patterns.

This is most useful when you need a quick measurement before publishing, submitting, trimming, or comparing a draft. Within that group, it leans toward vocabulary analysis tasks, so the page is tuned for quick single-purpose use rather than a long multi-step workflow. If this step is only part of the job, the most relevant follow-up tools are Count Unique Words and Word Counter.

Before you copy the result

  • Check the headline number first, then confirm the supporting counts if your workflow has multiple limits.
  • Re-run the tool after edits when you are trying to cut or expand content deliberately.
  • If the numbers look right but the formatting does not, pass the text into a cleanup or conversion tool next.

Example

A quick example of how this tool works.

Input

apple banana apple carrot banana apple

Output

apple: 3\nbanana: 2\ncarrot: 1