Keyword Density Checker

Keyword Density Checker counts how often each word and phrase appears in a piece of writing, as a raw count and as a percentage of the total. It covers single words, two-word phrases and three-word phrases, because the phrases are usually where the real subject of a page shows up and single words rarely tell you much on their own.

You can nominate a target keyword and the tool tracks it specifically: how many times it appears, its density, and whether it shows up in the first hundred words, which is a reasonable proxy for whether the page opens on topic.

A word on what this measures. Keyword density is not a ranking factor and has not been one for a long time. Search engines read language, not word ratios, and writing to hit a percentage produces text that reads badly to the people you want to convince. The honest use of this tool is to notice accidental repetition, to check that a page is actually about what you intended, and to find phrases you have overused without realising.

• Single words and two or three-word phrases
• Count and percentage for every entry
• Target keyword tracking with first-hundred-words check
• Optional stop-word removal
• Strips HTML tags so you can paste page source
• Word, sentence and reading-time totals
• Copy or download the full ranking

The keyword density checker is used by writers, developers, students, marketers and anyone else who needs the job done once without installing software. Common cases include:

• Checking whether a page is on topic
• Finding a phrase you have repeated too often
• Comparing the emphasis of two drafts
• Spotting filler phrases that dominate a text
• Reviewing writing submitted by a freelancer