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Count Words, Characters & Estimate Reading Time Get comprehensive text statistics including characters, words, sentences, and more.

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Text Statistics

Get comprehensive text statistics including characters, words, sentences, and more.

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Paste Text

Paste or type the text to analyze.

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View Statistics

See word count, reading time, and other metrics in the statistics dashboard.

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Analyze Patterns

Review character frequency and text metrics.

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What Is Text Statistics?

A Text Statistics is a tool used to analyze text data by calculating various metrics such as character count, word count, sentence count, and more. Developers and writers use it to gain insights into their text's structure and readability. One specific problem it solves is helping users estimate the time required to read or speak a piece of text, which is crucial for presentations, lectures, or audiobooks.

The tool calculates reading time based on an average reading speed of 200 words per minute and speaking time based on an average speaking speed of 130 words per minute. What makes this tool different is its ability to provide detailed statistics, including character frequency, where it displays the top 10 most frequent characters in the text. It also identifies the longest word, which can be useful for detecting potential typing errors or unusual vocabulary.

It includes features such as a word count calculator, which not only counts the total number of words but also the number of unique words, giving users an idea of their text's lexical diversity. The tool's text analysis capabilities make it a useful resource for those looking to improve their writing style or optimize their content for better readability, using techniques such as counting words in text and calculating reading time with a reading time calculator.

Why Use Text Statistics?

  • Full text analysis in a visual dashboard
  • Reading and speaking time estimates
  • Character frequency analysis
  • Identifies longest word and text patterns

Common Use Cases

Content Writing

Analyze articles for length, complexity, and readability metrics.

Academic Writing

Check word counts and text statistics for academic papers.

SEO

Evaluate content length and composition for SEO optimization.

Presentations

Estimate reading and speaking times for presentation scripts.

Technical Guide

The tool computes multiple metrics simultaneously. Characters are counted with String.length. Words use split(/\s+/) on trimmed text. Sentences are split on period, exclamation, and question marks. Paragraphs are split on double newlines. Unique words use Set after lowercasing. Average word length is total character length of all words divided by word count. Reading time uses 200 WPM and speaking time uses 130 WPM. The longest word is found by reducing the word array. Character frequency is computed by iterating through lowercase non-space characters and counting with an object map, then sorting by count.

Tips & Best Practices

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    Reading time is estimated at 200 words per minute
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    Speaking time is estimated at 130 words per minute
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    Average word and sentence length indicate text complexity
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    Top characters help identify text patterns and language characteristics

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q How is reading time calculated?
Word count divided by 200 (average adult reading speed of 200 words per minute), rounded up.
Q How is speaking time calculated?
Word count divided by 130 (average speaking speed of 130 words per minute), rounded up.
Q What counts as a sentence?
Text segments separated by periods (.), exclamation marks (!), or question marks (?).
Q What counts as a paragraph?
Text blocks separated by one or more blank lines.
Q How are unique words counted?
Words are lowercased and deduplicated, so "The" and "the" count as one unique word.

About This Tool

Text Statistics is a free online tool by FreeToolkit.ai. All processing happens directly in your browser — your data never leaves your device. No registration or installation required.