Characters: 0
Words: 0
Sentences: 0
Paragraphs: 0
Flesh-Kincaid Level: 0
Reading Time: 0 minutes
Speaking Time: 0 minutes
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Counts characters, words, sentences, and paragraphs in the input text.
Calculates Flesch-Kincaid reading level and estimates reading and speaking time.
Analyzes frequency of words or phrases with options for 1-word, 2-word, or 3-word combinations.
Automatically updates statistics as text is entered or modified.
Word count tools are essential for writers, editors, and content creators to analyze and optimize their text. These tools typically use algorithms to count various elements of text, such as characters, words, sentences, and paragraphs. The Flesch-Kincaid readability test, developed by Rudolf Flesch and J. Peter Kincaid, is widely used to assess text complexity. Keyword density analysis, important for SEO, involves identifying the frequency of specific words or phrases within a text, often excluding common "stop words" to focus on meaningful content.
The word count tool performs several calculations:
1. Character Count: Total number of characters in the text.
2. Word Count: Number of words, determined by splitting the text on whitespace.
3. Sentence Count: Number of sentences, identified by punctuation marks.
4. Paragraph Count: Number of paragraphs, determined by line breaks.
5. Flesch-Kincaid Reading Level: Calculated using the formula: 0.39 * (words/sentences) + 11.8 * (syllables/words) - 15.59
6. Reading Time: Estimated as (word count / 200) minutes, based on average reading speed.
7. Speaking Time: Estimated as (word count / 125) minutes, based on average speaking rate.
8. Keyword Density: (Keyword frequency / Total word count) * 100, calculated for 1-word, 2-word, or 3-word combinations.