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Keyword density — how often a word or phrase appears relative to a page's total word count — used to be treated as a precise SEO target to hit. Modern search engines care far more about relevance and natural language than density thresholds, but checking density is still useful for a different reason: it reveals whether your content actually emphasizes the topic you meant it to, or accidentally repeats a word so often it reads unnaturally.
This tool analyzes your text and shows the top words by frequency (excluding common words like "the" and "and"), plus the exact count and density of a specific target keyword or phrase you want to check.
How it works
Paste your content and, optionally, a target keyword or phrase you want to check specifically. The tool counts every meaningful word's frequency, excluding common stop words, and shows the top results by how often they appear, along with the exact count and density percentage for your target keyword if you provided one.
- Paste your content.
- Optionally enter a specific target keyword to check.
- Review the top keywords by frequency and the target keyword's density.
Examples
Checking overall word frequency
Pasting a blog post reveals its most frequently used meaningful words, showing at a glance whether the content actually centers on its intended topic.
Checking a specific target keyword
Entering "laravel" as the target keyword against a 500-word article shows it appears 8 times — a 1.6% density — helping you judge whether that reads as natural emphasis or repetitive overuse.
Who should use it
- Checking whether a blog post or article naturally emphasizes its intended topic.
- Spotting accidental overuse of a specific word or phrase before publishing.
- Comparing keyword usage across drafts of the same content.
Industry applications
- SEO and content marketing
- Content writing and editing
- Copywriting for landing pages
Advantages
- Shows top word frequency automatically, not just a single keyword's count.
- Supports checking a specific multi-word target phrase.
- Excludes common stop words so results reflect actual topical emphasis.
Limitations
- Doesn't account for synonyms or related terms as part of a keyword's effective coverage.
- Density percentage alone doesn't indicate writing quality or actual search relevance.
- Simple word-frequency analysis, not full semantic/topic analysis.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Treating keyword density as a precise target to hit rather than a rough sanity check.
- Stuffing a keyword unnaturally often in an attempt to raise density, which reads poorly and can look manipulative to both readers and search engines.
- Ignoring related terms and synonyms entirely in favor of repeating one exact phrase.
Best practices
- Write naturally for readers first, then use density checking as a sanity check afterward, not the other way around.
- Look at the top-keywords list to confirm your content actually centers on the topic you intended.
- Vary phrasing and use related terms rather than repeating one exact keyword phrase excessively.
Tips
- If a target keyword's density looks unusually high, read the content aloud — if it sounds repetitive, it probably is, regardless of the exact percentage.
- Check the top-keywords list first to see what your content is actually about before deciding which specific term to check density for.