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Word Counter

Paste or type any text to count words, characters, sentences and paragraphs instantly, with an estimated reading and speaking time. Everything runs in your browser — your text is never uploaded.

Words

33

Characters

184

Characters (no spaces)

151

Sentences

3

Paragraphs

2

Lines

3

Unique words

31

Average word length

4.58 characters

Reading time

Under a minute

Speaking time (130 wpm)

0.2538 minutes

How this was worked out

  1. Step 1Words are counted by splitting on whitespace: 33
  2. Step 2Reading time = 33 ÷ 200 = 0.165 minutes

Formula

Words = number of whitespace-separated tokens Reading time = words ÷ words per minute

Example

Input

A 1,000-word article at 200 wpm

Result

5 minutes reading time

Frequently asked questions

Any run of characters separated by whitespace. Punctuation attached to a word does not create a new word.

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