What the counter treats as a word
Counting happens locally while you type. Hyphenation, symbols, and citation formats may be counted differently by another editor.
Checking an assignment limit
- Paste or type text into the box.
- Read the live word, character, sentence, and paragraph counts.
- Use the reading estimate only as a rough baseline.
Why another editor may differ
- Including references when an assignment excludes them.
- Assuming every submission system counts hyphenated words identically.
- Using reading time as speaking time.
Reviewed September 2026.