🔂 Count Occurrences
Count how many times any word, phrase or character appears in your text. Get keyword density percentage and see the top 20 most frequent words. Free, private, no signup.
About Count Occurrences
This tool counts how many times a specific word or phrase appears in your text and calculates its keyword density as a percentage of total words. It also automatically analyses your entire text and shows the 20 most frequently occurring words — useful for keyword density analysis in content writing and SEO.
Common Uses
- Checking keyword density in blog posts and articles for SEO
- Verifying how often a specific term appears in a legal document
- Analysing word frequency in academic research papers
- Checking if a word has been overused in creative writing
- Finding the most common words in customer feedback or surveys
Keyword Density for SEO
Keyword density is the percentage of times a target keyword appears relative to the total word count. Most SEO experts recommend a keyword density between 1% and 3%. Below 1% may be too sparse. Above 3% risks being flagged as keyword stuffing by search engines.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I count occurrences of a word in text?
Paste your text into the main box, then type the word or phrase into the Search For field and click Count. The tool instantly shows how many times the word appears and its keyword density as a percentage of the total word count.
What is keyword density and why does it matter?
Keyword density is the percentage of times a target keyword appears relative to the total word count. It matters for SEO because search engines use it as a signal of topic relevance. Most SEO experts recommend a keyword density of 1%–3%. Going above that can look like keyword stuffing and hurt your rankings.
Is the search case sensitive?
By default the search is case insensitive, so "Hello", "hello" and "HELLO" all count as the same word. Toggle the Case Sensitive option above the results panel if you need an exact-case match.
Can I count occurrences of a phrase (multiple words)?
Yes. Type the full phrase into the Search For field, for example "keyword density", and the tool will count every time that exact sequence of words appears. Disable the Whole Word option if you want to match the phrase as part of a longer string.
How is keyword density calculated?
Keyword density = (number of times the keyword appears ÷ total word count) × 100. For example, if "SEO" appears 5 times in a 500-word article, the density is (5 ÷ 500) × 100 = 1%. This tool calculates and displays the density automatically each time you run a search.