How to check keyword density
- Paste your article, landing page or product description.
- Enter one or more target keywords separated by commas. For each one you see how often it appears and its density: the share of all words taken up by that phrase.
- Browse the most frequent single words, two-word and three-word phrases. Stop words such as "the" and "and" are hidden by default so the meaningful terms stand out.
- Download the list as CSV to compare drafts or competitor pages.
Is there an ideal keyword density?
No. Search engines stopped rewarding keyword repetition long ago, and Google's guidelines treat unnatural repetition as keyword stuffing. Modern ranking relies on meaning: whether the page covers the topic well, answers the searcher's question and uses related terms naturally. As a practical guide, a main keyword at roughly 0.5–2% usually reads naturally; above 3% the copy often sounds forced, which this tool flags.
Density is still a useful sanity check. It shows whether you mention your topic at all (surprisingly common in creative copy), whether one phrase dominates awkwardly, and which terms a competitor page emphasises. The phrase table is also a quick way to spot repetitive writing and overused words before you publish.
Use the target keyword in the places that matter most: the title, the H1, the first paragraph, a subheading and the image alt text, and then write naturally.
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How is keyword density calculated?
Occurrences of the phrase multiplied by the number of words in it, divided by the total word count, times 100.
Does the tool count plurals and variations?
It counts exact phrases, ignoring case and punctuation. Add variations such as "banana breads" as separate keywords to see them too.
Which languages are supported?
Any language that separates words with spaces, including accented letters and non-Latin scripts. Stop-word filtering is for English.