Find Top Words in Text

Find the most frequent words in your text with the Find Top Words in Text Tool. Get a ranked list of top words by frequency, with options for case sensitivity, word length filtering, and result limits. Live preview, export, and list-style output included.

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Supported file types: .txt, .csv, .log, .json, .xml, .md, .ini, .yaml, .yml, .html, .htm, .css
Total top words: 0
Options
Case sensitive

How to Use:

  1. Paste your text or import a file into the Input Text box.
  2. Set how many words to display in Top N (default is 10).
  3. Adjust Min Length to exclude short/common words.
  4. Enable Case sensitive if needed.
  5. The top words and counts will appear instantly in the Top Words Output box.
  6. Copy or export the results, or reset everything using Clear All.

What Find Top Words in Text Tool Can Do:

  • Scans text and counts word occurrences
  • Outputs the top most frequent words with their counts
  • Filters words by length and case
  • Sorts results by highest frequency first
  • Ideal for list-style extraction and keyword analysis

Example:

Input:

Apple banana apple cherry banana banana cherry apple lemon lime cherry apple lemon.

Options: Top N: 10, Min Length: 1, Case Sensitive: Off

Output:

apple (4)
banana (3)
cherry (3)
lemon (2)
lime (1)

Common Use Cases:

Perfect for keyword extraction, SEO prep, vocabulary analysis, or spotting frequent terms in large texts. Useful for writers, editors, educators, and anyone who needs sorted word lists from raw content.

Useful Tools & Suggestions:

If you’re finding the most frequent words, Count Words in Text is a smart first step it gives you the raw totals that help identify which ones show up the most. Once you’ve got that, Create a Word Cloud is a great visual follow-up to make those top words stand out at a glance. It’s perfect for content analysis, trend spotting, or just getting a feel for the language in a block of text.

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