Writers often unconsciously overuse certain words — favorite adjectives, filler phrases, particular verbs — without noticing during drafting, and spotting the pattern directly within the original text is more useful than just seeing an abstract frequency count.
This tool counts every word's frequency in your text, then highlights every occurrence of any word used more than your chosen threshold directly within the original passage, letting you see at a glance where overused words cluster.
This is useful during self-editing to catch a repeated word tic before a reader notices it, or as a final polish step to diversify vocabulary in a piece of writing that's otherwise ready to publish.
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Frequently asked questions
Does this count common words like 'the' and 'and' as overused?
Yes, by default all words are counted equally; since common function words naturally repeat often, you may want to set a higher threshold or mentally filter those out when reviewing the highlighted results.
Is this case-sensitive?
No, word frequency counting is case-insensitive, so "House" and "house" count as the same word toward the repetition threshold.