Keyword Density Checker

An article aimed at ranking for a specific keyword can end up either barely mentioning it or repeating it so often it reads unnaturally — both hurt more than help. This tool counts how often each meaningful word appears in your content and shows what percentage of the total text each one makes up.

How the density percentage is calculated

Keyword density is the number of times a word appears divided by the total word count in the text, expressed as a percentage. Common filler words (like "the," "and," "is," "to") are automatically excluded from the results, since they naturally appear frequently in any text and aren't meaningful for SEO purposes — the table focuses on the substantive words and phrases that actually reflect what the content is about.

How to read the results usefully

There's no single "correct" keyword density that guarantees ranking — Google's algorithm has moved well beyond simple keyword counting toward evaluating overall relevance and quality. That said, if your primary target keyword doesn't appear at all in the top results, the content may not be clearly enough about that topic; and if a single word dominates at an unusually high percentage, the content may read as repetitive or over-optimized to both readers and search engines. Use this as a sanity check, not a target to hit.

Frequently Asked Questions

What keyword density should I aim for? There's no universally "correct" number — older SEO advice suggesting a specific target percentage (like 2-3%) is largely outdated; modern SEO focuses more on covering a topic thoroughly and naturally than hitting a density target.

Why are common words like "the" and "and" excluded? These "stop words" appear in virtually all English text regardless of topic, so including them would just show that your content is written in English rather than revealing anything about its actual subject matter.

Is my content uploaded anywhere? No — the analysis runs entirely in your browser using JavaScript; nothing is sent to a server.