Text Statistics & Readability

About this tool

Text Statistics is the larger sibling of Word Counter. In addition to words, characters, sentences, and paragraphs, it reports average word length, average sentence length, type-token ratio (a basic vocabulary diversity measure), the count of unique words, the count of long words (more than six letters), and a Flesch reading-ease score. It is intended for editors and writers who want to spot whether a draft has become too dense, too repetitive, or too long-winded. The page is fully client-side; the analysis happens on your device on each keystroke.

When to use it

• Auditing a draft for sentence length before submitting — if the average is over 25 words, the prose may be hard to skim
• Comparing a translated document against the source on type-token ratio to spot over- or under-translation
• Reporting basic stats on a body of text for a style guide or editorial brief

When not to use it

• You need full readability diagnostics with grade level — the Flesch score is reported, but it is one of many. Use Hemingway or a real editor for in-depth analysis
• You need sentiment, named-entity recognition, or topic modelling — this is structural, not semantic
• You need linguistic correctness checks (grammar, spelling) — pair this with the spelling suggestions tool

Frequently asked questions

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