Keyword density analyzer

What keyword density is — and isn't

Keyword density is the percentage of a page made up of a given word or phrase: the number of times the term appears divided by the total word count. This analyzer breaks your text into 1-, 2-, and 3-word groups (n-grams), filters out common stop words, and ranks what's actually repeated.

What density is not is a ranking lever. Google retired exact-match density as a signal long ago in favor of TF-IDF and semantic models that judge meaning, not repetition. So treat the percentage as a diagnostic, not a target — there is no number you should be 'hitting.' Its real value is the opposite: catching a phrase you've leaned on too hard.

How to use the keyword density analyzer

Paste a draft — or a competitor's published page — into the box. The tool tallies every n-gram instantly in your browser and highlights any phrase that crosses the over-optimization threshold.

• Run your own draft to find phrases you've unintentionally overused.
• Run a top-ranking competitor's page to see which terms and entities they cover.
• Toggle stop-word filtering so 'the', 'and', and 'of' don't crowd the results.
• Watch the 2- and 3-gram lists — they reveal real topic phrases, not just isolated words.

What to do with the results

If a phrase shows up flagged in red, you're repeating it more than a natural read would. Keyword stuffing reads as spam to humans first and to Google's spam systems second — both cost you. The fix is rarely to delete the term; it's to vary it.

Swap some instances for synonyms, pronouns, or related entities — the way you'd naturally write if you weren't watching a counter. Comprehensive content covers a topic with a rich vocabulary, not one phrase hammered forty times. Aim for coverage of the subject, and density takes care of itself.