Count Occurrences

Count how many times a word or phrase appears in your text, with optional case-insensitive and overlapping matching, free and private, right in your browser.

Paste in any block of text and see exactly how many times a specific word or phrase shows up, useful for checking keyword density in a draft, tallying mentions of a name across a transcript, or spotting overused words before you edit them out.

How to use it

  1. Paste or type your text into the box
  2. Enter the word or phrase you want to count
  3. Toggle case-sensitive or whole-word matching if needed, and read the count

Frequently asked questions

Does this count whole words only, or any substring match?
Both are supported. Turn on "whole word" matching to stop "cat" from counting inside "category," or leave it off if you want substring matches included.
Can I count a phrase, not just a single word?
Yes. Type or paste any phrase and the tool counts each full occurrence of that exact sequence, not the words separately.
Is matching case-sensitive?
You choose. Case-sensitive mode counts "Rose" and "rose" separately; case-insensitive mode (the default) counts them together.
Do overlapping matches get double-counted?
No, matches are counted left to right without overlap, for example searching "aa" in "aaa" returns 1 match, not 2.