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Most essays require 500-1000 words. Use this tool to stay within limits.
Ideal blog posts are 1,500-2,500 words for SEO. Shorter for social sharing.
Average reading speed is 200-250 words per minute for adults.
Social platforms often use character limits, while academic work uses word counts.
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Whether you are writing an essay with a strict word limit or a blog post optimized for search engines, word count matters. This tool shows you exactly where you stand, updating in real time as you type or paste your text.
Word count requirements vary widely depending on what you are writing. Academic essays typically require 500-1,000 words for short assignments or 2,500-5,000 for research papers. Blog posts perform best at 1,500-2,500 words for SEO. Social media captions work best under 200 words to keep attention.
Beyond just counting words, this tool gives you the full picture. You get character count (with and without spaces), sentence count, and paragraph count. All of these metrics update instantly as you edit, so you can trim or expand your text while watching the numbers.
Reading time estimation helps you understand how long your content takes to consume. The average adult reads about 200 words per minute. A 1,000 word article takes roughly 5 minutes to read. Displaying this estimate on your blog posts sets reader expectations and can increase engagement.
Professional writers use word counters daily. Journalists have tight word limits. Copywriters bill by the word. Students need to hit assignment requirements. This tool handles all of those use cases without sign-ups, downloads, or ads getting in your way.
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