Word and character counter
Paste any text to count words, characters (with and without spaces), sentences and paragraphs, and to see how long it takes to read or say aloud. The count is computed in your browser. The text is never uploaded.
How words are counted
A word is any run of letters or digits, so hyphenated words count once and standalone punctuation is ignored. This is the same rule the AntiGPT humanizer uses to meter requests: words are counted on what you submit, once, and output length never affects the count.
Reading and speaking time
Reading time uses 238 words per minute, the average for adults reading English silently in a 2019 meta-analysis of 190 studies. Speaking time uses 150 words per minute, a comfortable presentation pace. Both are averages: technical text reads slower, and audiences follow slower speech better.
Typical lengths
A tweet is about 40 words; a LinkedIn post that gets read fully, 100–150; a blog post that ranks, 1,200–2,000; a university essay, 1,500–3,000; a cover letter, 250–400. If a brief says “500 words”, most readers accept ±10%.
Does the counter store my text?
No. Everything runs in your browser. Nothing is sent to a server, logged or saved.
Why does my word processor give a different number?
Tools differ on hyphens, numbers, em dashes and stray punctuation. Differences of one or two percent are normal; agree a tool with whoever set the limit.
Can I count words in a .docx or PDF?
Yes. Sign in to the humanizer, upload the file with the upload button, and the counter in the editor shows the total before you run anything.