How to Count How Often a Word or Phrase Appears

Sometimes you don’t want a total — you want to know how many times a particular word or phrase shows up. That’s useful for checking keyword density, catching overused words, or preparing a find-and-replace. Kitolity does it in your browser.

The tool

Word & Phrase Counter

Open Word & Phrase Counter

Step by step

  1. Open the Word & Phrase CounterGo to the tool in your browser.
  2. Paste your textAdd the content you want to analyze.
  3. Enter the word or phraseType the term you want to count.
  4. Read the countSee exactly how many times it appears — all locally on your device.

Why count occurrences?

Writers use it to catch crutch words they repeat too often; SEO folks check that a keyword appears enough (but not so much it reads as stuffing); editors use it to gauge how big a find-and-replace will be before running it.

Is my text private?

Yes — the analysis runs entirely in your browser, so your content never leaves your device.

Frequently asked questions

Can it count a multi-word phrase?

Yes — enter a phrase and it counts occurrences of the whole phrase.

Is my text uploaded?

No — everything runs in your browser.

Is it free?

Yes, completely free with no sign-up.

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