Count Letters in Text

Analyze letter frequency, vowels, and consonants in any text. Paste anything in and the counts update as you type. Useful for puzzles and word games, for checking how a name or a headline is built, and for anyone curious which letters a piece of writing actually leans on.

Total letters: 0
Vowels (a, e, i, o, u): 0
Consonants: 0
Most used letters
0 characters

Real-time counting with zero effort

Using the tool couldn't be easier. You paste in your text — long or short, structured or messy — and the output updates in real time. You don't need to press any buttons. The interface immediately displays the top letters, their exact count, and their share as a percentage of the full text. It's a fast, focused, and frustration-free way to measure letter usage across any document.

Whether you're checking for character repetition in coding variables, analyzing student essays, or just playing around with language, this tool gives you stats that make sense. There's even a visual breakdown of vowels vs consonants. And if there's a more satisfying feeling than watching data organize itself into order — we haven't found it yet.

Frequently asked questions

What counts as a letter?

Letters of the alphabet only. Digits, spaces and punctuation are left out of the letter total, which is why it is lower than the character count.

Which letters count as vowels?

a, e, i, o and u. Y is counted as a consonant, because whether it behaves as a vowel depends entirely on the word it is in.

Does it count upper and lower case separately?

No. A and a are counted as the same letter, so the frequency reflects the words rather than the styling.

What is letter frequency actually useful for?

Word games and crosswords, cryptograms and simple ciphers, and checking how a name, headline or slogan is built. In ordinary English text, e, t and a are usually the three most common letters.

Why is the total letters number lower than the character count?

Total letters counts letters and nothing else. The character count under the result counts everything you pasted, spaces and punctuation included.

How is this different from the Character Counter?

The Character Counter answers how long the text is, in characters, words, sentences and paragraphs. This one answers what the text is made of, letter by letter.