Live writing statistics
Writers, students, journalists, and content marketers all live with word-count constraints: a 1,500-word essay, a 500-word blog post, a 280-character tweet, a 60-character meta description. A live counter that updates as you type is faster than the built-in word count in most word processors and never asks you to install or sign in.
What is measured
- Words, sentences, paragraphs, and lines.
- Characters with spaces and characters without spaces.
- Reading time at a configurable words-per-minute (default 200, the average adult silent reading speed).
- Speaking time at 130 WPM (the conventional public-speaking pace).
- Average word length and average words per sentence.
- Longest word.
- Flesch reading ease — a 0–100 score where higher means easier to read.
About the Flesch score
The Flesch reading ease formula combines average sentence length and average syllables per word into a single score. A score of 60 to 70 is the standard target for general-audience writing (about an eighth-grade reading level). Scores above 80 read like a children’s book; scores below 30 read like an academic journal. The score is computed locally in your browser, so even drafts of confidential reports never leave your device.