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Word and character counter.

The counter shows words, characters with and without spaces, sentences, paragraphs, standard pages and reading and speaking time. It also measures readability with the LIX index and lists the most frequent words without filler words. It handles Czech, Slovak, Polish and German including diacritics correctly. The text stays in your browser.

LIX—

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Words
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Characters incl. spaces
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Characters without spaces
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Sentences
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Paragraphs
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Average sentence length (words)
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Long words (more than 6 letters)
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Reading (min)
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Speaking (min)
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Standard pages (1,800 characters)
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Most frequent words

LIX = average sentence length + percentage of words longer than 6 letters. Works for any language; for the web aim below 45.

Runs entirely in your browser. Nothing is uploaded or stored.

How to use it

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  1. Step01

    Paste the text

    Copy text from a document, email or website into the box.

  2. Step02

    Read the numbers

    Words, characters, standard pages and reading time update as you type.

  3. Step03

    Check readability

    If LIX is above 50, try shorter sentences and simpler words.

Why readability matters

People on the web don’t read, they scan. Short sentences and clear words help them, and also help search engines and AI assistants that pick answers from your text. Text with a LIX below 45 is comfortable for most readers. Specialist texts tend to sit around 50 to 55.

Tips for a better score

  • Split long compound sentences into two.
  • Replace long foreign words with plain ones where possible.
  • Start a paragraph with the main point, put details after it.
  • Use lists instead of enumerations inside a sentence.

Writing for the web? Also check the title and description in the search result preview.

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Questions people ask

01What is a standard page?

A standard page (normostrana) is a unit of text length common in Czechia and Slovakia, especially for translation and proofreading: 1,800 characters including spaces.

02What is the LIX index?

LIX (Läsbarhetsindex) was devised by the Swedish educator Carl-Hugo Björnsson. It adds the average sentence length to the percentage of words longer than six letters. It doesn't depend on a specific language, so it also works for Czech, where English formulas like Flesch fail. Below 40 is easy, above 60 very hard.

03Is a hyphenated word counted as one?

Yes. Words like e-shop or Czech-Slovak count as one word, as in common text editors.

04Why does the character count differ from Word?

Some editors don't count line breaks or handle special characters differently. This counter counts every character in the text, with an emoji counted as one.

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