Word Counter — Words, Characters, Sentences & Reading Time
Count words, characters, sentences, and paragraphs in your text. Get estimated reading time instantly. Perfect for essays, articles, and social media posts.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How is reading time calculated?
Reading time is estimated at 200–250 words per minute for average adult readers. This calculator uses 225 WPM as the average. Academic texts, technical content, or poorly formatted text may take longer to read. Speed readers can process 400–600 WPM.
What counts as a word?
A word is any sequence of characters separated by spaces or punctuation. Numbers (like "2026"), hyphenated words ("well-known"), and contractions ("don't") each count as one word. Empty lines and multiple spaces are ignored in the word count.
How are sentences counted?
Sentences are counted by the number of terminal punctuation marks: periods (.), exclamation marks (!), and question marks (?). This is an approximation and may not perfectly handle abbreviations (like "Mr." or "etc.") or ellipses.