Keyword Density Checker

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Keyword Density Checker

See which words your content actually repeats and at what percentage, with stop words excluded, so you can spot keyword stuffing before publishing.

Keyword Density Checker
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A keyword density checker counts how often each word and phrase appears in a piece of text, as a percentage of total words. It is a diagnostic for accidental repetition, not a target - Google has not used density as a ranking signal for well over a decade.

Runs entirely in your browser · no signup · nothing is uploaded · updated 2026-08-29

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How to use it

  1. 1.Paste the content you are about to publish.
  2. 2.Review the top repeated words and their density.
  3. 3.Anything above roughly 3% reads as stuffing - rewrite rather than trim mechanically.

Frequently asked questions

Is there an ideal keyword density?

No. Google has not used density as a signal for well over a decade. The tool is useful in one direction only: catching accidental over-repetition that reads badly to humans.

What density is too high?

Above about 3% for a single term usually reads as stuffing. The fix is to rewrite the sentences, not to swap in synonyms mechanically - that reads worse.

Why are common words excluded?

Articles, prepositions and pronouns dominate any text and tell you nothing. They are filtered so the list shows meaningful terms.

Should my target keyword be the top word?

Usually, but only just. If your target phrase is not in the top few at all, the page probably is not about what you think it is about.

What is a natural keyword density?

Whatever falls out of writing normally, usually between 0.5% and 2% for the main topic. If you have to check whether you used the phrase enough, you probably used it too much.

Does keyword stuffing still get penalised?

Yes. It is an explicit spam policy violation, and beyond the penalty it reads badly, which costs conversions long before it costs rankings.

What should I look at instead of density?

Whether the page covers the subtopics the ranking pages cover. Coverage of related concepts predicts rankings far better than repetition of one phrase.

Why does the tool show two-word and three-word phrases?

Because real queries are phrases. Seeing that best time tracking software appears nine times is more useful than seeing software appears forty.

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