Tool 4.2

Word counter & character counter

Count words, characters (with and without spaces), sentences and paragraphs as you type. Plus reading time, speaking time and top keywords.

Runs on your deviceRuns entirely in your browser: nothing you type or upload leaves your device.

How to use it

Type or paste your text into the box. It is counted in your browser and not sent anywhere.
The counts update as you type: words, characters with and without spaces, sentences, paragraphs, reading time and speaking time.
Check the top keywords to spot words you repeat too often.

Word limits, character caps and speaking time

Word and character limits come up often: a university essay of "at most 500 words", a scholarship letter, a job application whose description field stops at 1,000 characters, a complaint form that cuts your text without warning. Writing in Spanish, you may also be asked for a number of cuartillas, a page unit with no single official definition.

Speaking time helps with talks and videos. At 130 words per minute, a 5-minute presentation is about 650 words, so you can check your script before rehearsing it.

Reading the counts: an example with abbreviations

Paste La Dra. Pérez llegó a las 3 p.m. y firmó el contrato. The tool shows 13 words, 53 characters, 42 characters without spaces and 3 sentences. Why 3 sentences? Each period followed by a space ends one, so the periods in Dra. and p.m. count as sentence endings. And p.m. is two words here, p and m.

In a long text, the keyword table matters more. If your 300-word essay shows water 9 times, that is a density of 3.0%: probably one repetition too many. Short words and common fillers like "the", "de" or "para" are left out of the table, so what remains are the words that give your text its topic.

Why Word or Google Docs may give another number

Every program counts a little differently. Here, a hyphenated word like co-working counts as two, an email address counts each part between the dots and the @, and every line break starts a new paragraph. Numbers like 3.5 or 1,000 count as one word. Word processors follow slightly different rules, so if a teacher or a portal counts with a specific program, check the final number there.

Characters are counted the way you see them: an emoji, even one with a skin tone, counts as one character. SMS and some social networks count differently: some emojis count as two, and in an SMS certain accented letters lower the number of characters per message. Leave a margin when you are close to their limit.

FAQ

How is reading time calculated?

We use common averages: 238 words per minute for silent reading and 130 words per minute for speaking aloud, such as a presentation.

Does it work with Spanish and other languages?

Yes. Accented letters, ñ and other alphabets are counted correctly, and common English and Spanish filler words are left out of the keyword list.

How many characters fit in one SMS?

160, as long as every character is in the basic SMS alphabet (GSM-7), which has `é`, `ñ`, `¿` and `¡` but not `á`, `í`, `ó` or `ú`. One character outside it, or an emoji, drops the limit to 70. Longer texts are split into parts of 153 or 67 characters. This counter shows plain characters, not SMS parts, so write without those accents or leave a margin when it matters.

How many words are in a cuartilla?

There is no single official number. A common reference is about 1,700 characters, or 200 to 300 words, depending on the font, spacing and margins. Each university, publisher or client sets its own, so ask which one they use and check the characters count here.

How many words do I need for a 5-minute speech?

About 650, at the average speaking pace of 130 words per minute used here. If you speak slowly or plan pauses and slides, aim a little lower. Paste your script and read the Speaking time line.

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