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Counts & Timing

Readability Scores

Target ranges: consumer content ~60–80 FRE (≈ 6–8th grade). Technical content can score lower and still be appropriate.

Keyword Density & N-grams

Stopwords are ignored for “Top Words.” Punctuation is stripped. Use this as guidance, not a hard rule.

How to Use Word Count & Readability for Better SEO

Word count alone doesn’t rank pages—but it often correlates with completeness. The goal isn’t to hit an arbitrary number; it’s to cover the topic thoroughly and clearly for the reader’s intent. Long posts that wander can underperform against shorter pages that answer the question immediately. Use this tool to balance completeness with clarity: track word count, check readability, and ensure your main keywords appear naturally without stuffing. If you’re writing a product page or landing page, fewer words with clear structure can outperform essays. For reference content, guides, and documentation, longer pieces make sense if every section adds value.

Readability is a direct signal to users and an indirect signal to search engines. People who can scan your page, understand it quickly, and find answers are more likely to stay, click, and convert. That reduces pogo-sticking and can improve engagement metrics, which search engines use to refine results. Aim for a Flesch Reading Ease score that matches your audience. Consumer content typically performs best between 60 and 80, while developer or medical content can land in the 30–60 range without being “bad.” The Flesch-Kincaid Grade level lets you align tone with the reader; a grade 7–9 target is a safe default for broad audiences.

Keyword density isn’t a ranking factor by itself, but it’s useful for quality control. This tool lists your most frequent non-stopwords alongside 2-grams to reveal repeated phrases. If one word or phrase dominates, consider whether it’s natural or repetitive. Use synonyms and add context. A healthy pattern is when your target term appears regularly but doesn’t overwhelm the text, and related phrases (entities, attributes, use cases) appear throughout. This distribution helps search engines understand topical coverage without crossing into keyword stuffing.

For structure, break content into short paragraphs (2–4 sentences), use descriptive subheadings, and front-load key information. Readers decide in seconds whether a page is worth their time. Clear intros, scannable lists, and meaningful headings significantly improve engagement. Pair this with internal links to deeper resources and a clean URL, title, and meta description—your SERP Snippet Preview tool can help there.

Finally, remember that the best writing workflow is iterative. Draft quickly, then run the text through this tool. Check counts, readability, and density. Trim filler, split run-on sentences, and simplify complex phrasing. Add concrete examples or data where a claim feels vague. When the metrics look good and the page reads smoothly, publish—and revisit after you’ve gathered real user signals.

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