Text Statistics
Detailed text analysis: word count, reading time, sentence length, uniqueness
Input Text
66
Words
450
Chars
4
Sentences
Time Estimates
About the Text Statistics
This text statistics tool reports characters, words, sentences and paragraphs alongside reading time, speaking time, unique word count and average sentence length — a fuller picture than a word count alone, useful when editing for clarity.
Text statistics go beyond how long a piece is to how it is built. Average sentence length, unique word count and paragraph distribution say more about whether something is readable than a total word count does.
Average sentence length is the most actionable figure. Much above 25 words and prose starts to feel heavy regardless of vocabulary; a mix of short and long sentences reads better than a uniform stream. Unique word count against total words shows vocabulary variety — a low ratio usually means a phrase is being repeated more than you noticed.
Reading and speaking time estimates use the standard bases of roughly 200 to 250 words per minute for reading and 130 to 150 for speech, which makes the speaking figure genuinely useful for timing a presentation.
How to use the Text Statistics
- Paste your text. Enter the document or passage to analyse.
- Read the counts. See characters, words, sentences and paragraphs.
- Check the derived figures. Look at average sentence length and unique word count.
- Use the time estimates. Check reading and speaking time against your target.
Text Statistics features
- Characters with and without spaces
- Word, sentence, paragraph and line counts
- Unique word count against the total
- Average word and sentence length
- Estimated reading and speaking time
- Longest and shortest word in the text
- Runs in your browser; the text is not uploaded
Frequently asked questions
Which of these figures is most worth acting on?
Average sentence length. Much above 25 words and prose feels heavy regardless of vocabulary, and a mix of short and long sentences reads better than a uniform stream at any average.
What does the unique word count tell me?
Unique words against total words is a rough measure of vocabulary variety. A low ratio usually means a phrase or term is being repeated more than you realised, which the word frequency counter will pin down precisely.
How are reading and speaking time estimated?
From the word count at standard rates — roughly 200 to 250 words per minute for silent reading and 130 to 150 for speech. The speaking figure is the more reliable of the two and is genuinely useful for timing a presentation.
How are sentences and paragraphs detected?
Sentences by terminating punctuation and paragraphs by blank lines. Abbreviations and decimal points can inflate the sentence count slightly, so treat the figure as close rather than exact.
How is this different from a word counter?
A word counter answers how long a piece is. This adds how it is built — sentence length, vocabulary variety, paragraph distribution — which is what you need when editing for clarity rather than checking against a limit.