Text & Converters
Keyword Density Checker
Paste your text to see the words and phrases that appear most often, with each one's share of the total word count.
| Word / phrase | Count | Density |
|---|---|---|
| // PASTE TEXT ABOVE | ||
What this is
A keyword density checker counts how often each word appears in a text and what percentage of the total it represents. It also counts two- and three-word phrases, because the keywords people actually search are nearly always phrases rather than single words. Its use is not to hit a particular density figure — it is to show whether the topic you meant to write about actually surfaces in the writing, or sits buried under filler.
The formula
density = (occurrences ÷ total words) × 100
- occurrences — how many times the word or phrase appears.
- total words — every word in the text, connecting words included.
How it works
Very common connecting words — the, and, of, a, to, yang, di, dan — are filtered out of the list, because they always top it and tell you nothing. The filter can be switched off if you want the raw composition of the text.
There is no universally correct density figure. The idea that a keyword must appear at some percentage comes from how search engines worked more than a decade ago, and writing to hit that number now produces the stilted sentences that get judged badly. Read this tool as a mirror: if your main topic does not appear in the top entries at all, the writing may not actually be about it yet.
How to use it
- Paste your text Drop in the script, video description or article you want to check.
- Choose the phrase length Switch between one, two and three words. Two-word phrases usually describe a topic best.
- Check that your topic surfaces If the keyword you were aiming at is missing from the top entries, the writing has not covered it yet.
Common questions
- What is the ideal keyword density?
- There is no universally ideal figure, and chasing a percentage works against you. Modern search engines judge whether a page answers the reader's question, not how many times a word repeats, and forced repetition reads as low quality rather than as relevance.
- Why are two-word phrases more useful than single words?
- Because people search in phrases, not single words — a lone word is too general to describe an intent. Looking at the most frequent two-word phrases gives a far more honest picture of what your writing is actually about.
- Does this work correctly for languages other than English?
- Yes — words are split on spaces and punctuation, so it works for English, Indonesian and any language that separates words with spaces. Languages written without spaces between words, such as Chinese and Japanese, will not count correctly.
Notes
- Your text never leaves the browser.