Free Keyword Density Checker
Paste your page copy or upload a .txt file and see the words and phrases it leans on, with counts and density for single words plus 2 and 3 word phrases. Track a target keyword, filter stop words, and catch keyword stuffing before your readers do. It all runs in your browser, so nothing is uploaded.
Type a word or phrase to see its exact count and density in your text.
There is no magic number. Most well-written pages land under 2 percent for their main keyword, so focus on covering the topic rather than repeating the phrase.
The stop word filter applies to single words only. Phrases keep every word so they read the way people actually search.
Add some text to see the single words your writing leans on.
Two word phrases appear once your text has at least two words.
Three word phrases appear once your text has at least three words.
Density is a smoke test, not a score. If the phrase tables match what your page is about, you are on the right track.
Check your keywords in four steps.
Paste or upload your text, read the headline numbers, scan the word and phrase tables, then check the keyword you actually care about. Everything updates as you type.
Paste or upload
Paste your page copy, blog draft or any other text into the box, or upload a .txt file. Everything stays on your device.
Read the headline numbers
Total words, unique words, characters and sentences update as you type, so you can see the shape of the text at a glance.
Scan the tables
Top single words plus 2 and 3 word phrases, each with its count and density. Stop words are filtered from the single word list so real topics rise to the top.
Check your target keyword
Type the word or phrase you are writing the page around and see its exact count and density in its own card, with plain guidance on what the number means.
A density checker that reads like an editor.
Raw word counts are easy. The useful part is seeing phrases the way searchers type them, filtering out grammar words, and getting an honest read on the one keyword you are writing for.
Words and phrases together
Single words only tell part of the story. The 2 and 3 word phrase tables show the terms your page actually leans on, which is usually what a search query looks like.
Stop word filtering
Around a hundred common English words like the, and, of and with are filtered out of the single word list by default, so the table shows your topics instead of grammar. Phrases keep them so they read naturally.
A target keyword card
Type the keyword or phrase you care about and get its exact count and density, plus a candid note on whether the number looks healthy. No guessing from a long table.
Private by design
The whole analysis runs in your browser. Nothing you paste or upload is sent to a server, so unpublished drafts and client copy stay on your own machine.
Rankings come from the whole site.
Checking one draft is useful. Ranking well takes more: a fast, well-structured site, pages built around real search intent, and a content workflow your team can keep up week after week. That is the kind of web development and SEO work we do at Techliphant, shaped around how your business actually publishes.
Need reading time and full text statistics too? Try the word counter.
Common questions.
Keyword density is how often a term appears relative to the length of the text, shown as a percentage. For a single word the formula is the number of times it appears divided by the total word count, multiplied by 100. For a 2 or 3 word phrase this tool divides by the number of phrase windows in the text, which is the total words minus the phrase length plus one, so the percentage stays honest for longer phrases.
No. There is no magic number that search engines reward, and anyone selling you an exact target is guessing. In practice, most well-written pages land somewhere under 2 percent for their main keyword without the writer ever thinking about it. If your number is far above that, the fix is better writing, not a different percentage.
Keyword stuffing is repeating a keyword far more often than natural writing would, in the hope of ranking higher. It reads badly, users bounce, and search engines have treated it as spam for well over a decade. If a sentence only exists to hold the keyword one more time, cut it.
The tool slides a window across your text one word at a time. In the sentence "the cat sat on the mat" the 2 word windows are "the cat", "cat sat", "sat on", "on the" and "the mat". Every window is counted, then the most frequent ones are shown with their share of all windows of that size.
Stop words are the small connective words every English text is full of, like the, and, of, to and with. Left in, they dominate any frequency list and tell you nothing about the topic. The tool filters them from the single word table by default, and you can switch the filter off. Phrases keep stop words because "how to bake bread" is more useful than "bake bread".
Read the phrase tables first and ask whether they match what the page is supposed to be about. If your main topic is missing from the top rows, the page probably needs a clearer focus, not more repetition. Then check the target keyword card. If it sits well above 2 or 3 percent, read the page aloud and cut the repeats that sound forced. Synonyms and related terms usually make the text better and the coverage broader at the same time.
Not the way it used to. Modern search engines read pages more like a person does, so covering a topic well beats repeating a phrase. Density is still worth a quick check for two reasons: it catches accidental stuffing before you publish, and a near-zero density for your main topic is a hint the page never actually says what it is about. Treat it as a smoke test, not a score to optimise.
No. The counting runs entirely in your browser using JavaScript. Nothing you paste or upload leaves your device, and nothing is stored, so it is safe to use with unpublished drafts and confidential copy.
Yes. Checking one draft by hand is fine, but ranking well takes a fast, well-structured site and a steady content workflow behind it, with pages built around real search intent rather than a percentage. That is the kind of web development and SEO work we do at Techliphant.
Private by design: this checker runs entirely in your browser, so nothing you paste or upload is sent anywhere or stored. Your drafts stay on your own device. It is provided free for quick checks and everyday editing.
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