Duplicate Word Finder

Paste your text to see which words and phrases you repeat, how often, and where. Click a word in the list and every use of it lights up in your text.

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    Your text, with the repeats marked word word typed twice
    Click a word in the list to light it up here.

    Frequently asked questions

    How do I find duplicate words in a text?

    Paste the text into the box. Every word used more than once is listed straight away, most used first, with how many times it appears. Click a word to see each place it is used highlighted in your text.

    Can it find repeated phrases as well as single words?

    Yes. Switch Look for to 2-word or 3-word phrases and the list shows the word combinations you repeat instead. A phrase never runs across the end of a sentence, so only things you actually wrote together are counted.

    Why are words like the and and not in the list?

    Because every text repeats them, and at the top of the list they would push out the words worth looking at. Untick Ignore common words to count them too. Words typed twice in a row, like the the, are always flagged, common or not.

    What does used again too soon mean?

    The word has come back within 20 words of the last time you used it, which is the kind of repetition a reader notices. You can change the distance in the box next to Flag repeats within, or set it to 0 to turn the underlining off.

    Can I use it as a word frequency counter?

    Yes. Tick List every word, not only repeats, and you get every word in the text with its count and its density as a percentage of all the words. Copy list puts it on the clipboard as three columns that paste straight into a spreadsheet.

    Does it work with Google Docs or Word?

    Copy the text out of the document and paste it here. There is nothing to install, and the text stays in your browser rather than being sent anywhere.