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Content Analyzer: Word Count, Keyword Density and Readability
Paste an article to get its word count, reading time, readability score, the words it leans on most, and the density of your target keyword.
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At a glance
Readability
Higher ease scores are easier to read. For most web content, plain English (60 or more) works well.
Target keyword
Looks natural.
Words you lean on
Single words
- first2 · 2.0%
- help2 · 2.0%
- page2 · 2.0%
- seo2 · 2.0%
- written2 · 2.0%
- answers1 · 1.0%
- anything1 · 1.0%
- appears1 · 1.0%
- asking1 · 1.0%
- best1 · 1.0%
Two-word phrases (used twice or more)
No phrase repeats yet.
How to use it
Paste your article into the box. You'll see its word count, how long it takes to read, how readable it is, which words and phrases it leans on, and, if you enter a target keyword, how often that keyword appears. Everything is calculated in your browser, so your draft stays private.
Reading the results
- Reading time assumes about 238 words a minute, the average for silent reading of adult text.
- Flesch reading ease scores from 0 to 100: the higher, the easier. For general web content, 60 or more (plain English) is a good aim. Technical subjects can sit lower.
- Reading grade is the US school grade needed to follow the text. Around grade 8 suits a broad audience.
- The words you lean on show what the article is really about. If your main topic isn't among them, the draft may have drifted.
About keyword density
There is no ideal percentage, and search engines don't count words like this. Use the number only as a warning: if a keyword makes up more than a few percent of the text, it probably reads as stuffed. Write naturally, use the term where it belongs (the title, a heading, the opening), and cover the topic fully.
How is readability calculated?
From the average sentence length and the average number of syllables per word, using the Flesch formulas. Short sentences and short words score as easier.
Learn more
- Search intentSearch intent is the reason behind a search: what the person wants to find, learn or do. Matching it is the biggest factor in whether a page can rank.
- Thin contentThin content is a page with little original value: too short, shallow, duplicated or padded. Search engines tend not to index or rank it.
- Keyword researchKeyword research is finding the search terms your audience uses, and judging which are worth writing a page for.
- E-E-A-TE-E-A-T stands for experience, expertise, authoritativeness and trustworthiness: the qualities Google's quality guidelines use to judge whether content deserves to rank.