What each number means
- Words — space-separated tokens; the number every essay prompt actually cares about.
- Characters — total, and without spaces (that's the one Twitter-style limits use).
- Sentences — split on
. ! ?(abbreviations like "Mr." skew it slightly). - Reading time — ~200 words per minute, the standard for blog posts; speaking time — ~130 wpm, useful for presentations.
- Keyword frequency — top repeated words help you spot overused filler before an editor does.
Writing targets to remember
- Blog posts: 1,000–2,000 words is the SEO sweet spot for most niches.
- Email subject lines: under 50 characters for mobile display.
- Presentation: 130–150 words ≈ 1 minute of speaking.
- Meta description: 150–160 characters or Google truncates.
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