# Word Frequency Counter

> Count how often each word appears, with stop-word filtering and a frequency chart.

A word frequency counter tallies how often each word appears in a text and ranks them. Filter out common stop words such as "the" and "and", set a minimum word length, and see each word's share of the total alongside a bar chart and a lexical-variety figure.

**URL:** https://convertto.tech/t/word-frequency-counter
**Category:** Text Tools (https://convertto.tech/c/text-tools)
**Privacy:** Runs entirely in the browser; no upload
**Cost:** Free, no sign-up
**Last updated:** 2026-08-01

## Key facts

- **Privacy:** Runs entirely in your browser — nothing is uploaded
- **Cost:** Free, unlimited, no sign-up

## How to use

1. Enter or paste your text.
2. Set the show top.
3. Set the minimum word length.
4. Turn "Ignore common words" on or off as needed.
5. Turn "Case sensitive" on or off as needed.
6. The result appears immediately — copy or download it.

## FAQ

### What are stop words and should I remove them?

The most common function words — the, and, of, to. Removing them is right when you want to see what a text is about, since they otherwise dominate every count. Keep them when analysing style, where their frequency is the signal.

### What does lexical variety tell me?

The ratio of unique words to total words. A low ratio means heavy repetition, which can indicate keyword stuffing or simply a narrow topic. It falls naturally as a text gets longer, so only compare passages of similar length.

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