Paste or type text to count sentences, words, characters, paragraphs, lines, average sentence length, reading time, and writing structure.
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The calculator shows sentence count, word count, average sentence length, characters, paragraphs, and reading time.
A sentence counter is useful for essays, articles, blog posts, scripts, speeches, emails, academic writing, editing, and readability review.
It helps you check sentence structure, sentence length, and whether your writing may be too choppy or too long.
Paste or type your text into the box. The tool estimates sentences using punctuation such as periods, question marks, and exclamation points.
A sentence is usually counted when text ends with a period, question mark, or exclamation point. Abbreviations and unusual formatting may affect the estimate.
Average sentence length is the number of words divided by the number of sentences. It helps estimate how short or long your sentences are.
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