Count sentences as you write and see average words per sentence with your longest and shortest sentence picked out. Breaks are read from ending punctuation, and nothing is uploaded.
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A Sentence Counter counts sentences live as you write and shows the average words per sentence, plus your longest and shortest sentence. ToolPeko reads breaks from ending punctuation, names the weak spot that abbreviations create, and runs fully in your browser with no upload, no sign-up and no limit on length.
Type or paste your text and the count updates at once. You get the full counter set of words, characters, sentences, paragraphs and lines, and this page adds three readings built for editing: the average words per sentence, the longest sentence, and the shortest sentence. Those three numbers tell you more about how a draft reads than the raw total ever will.
A healthy draft mixes lengths. Short sentences land with weight. Longer ones carry detail, clauses and rhythm, and a page of nothing but long ones tires a reader fast. The average gives you the centre of that mix, while the longest and shortest show its edges. An average above 25 words often signals prose that asks a lot of its reader, though legal, academic and technical writing runs longer by nature and by need.
Teachers set sentence work for a reason. A young writer who strings five ideas together with and then and then needs to see the join before anyone can teach the fix. The longest sentence readout points straight at it. At the other end, a draft chopped into six-word bursts reads like a list of door slams, and the shortest sentence line makes that pattern plain.
Editors use the count for pace. A sales page wants short, clear lines that a skimming reader can follow. A report can carry more weight per sentence. Matching sentence length to the job is one of the cheapest ways to make the same words read better, and it costs nothing but a few splits and joins once you can see the pattern.
Speakers and script writers check sentences for air. A sentence that looks fine on paper can leave a presenter gasping mid-line on stage or on camera. Counting and scanning the longest lines before rehearsal saves that moment. Writers working in a second language also lean on this page, since short clear sentences carry fewer errors and read with more confidence.
This counter reads a sentence break from ending punctuation. A full stop, a question mark or an exclamation mark ends a sentence, and the text after it starts the next one. Quoted speech, headings without a closing mark, and a final line with no punctuation at all can each nudge the total in ways a careful reader should know about.
Here is the honest limit, stated plainly. Abbreviations end with full stops. Dr., Mr., e.g. and i.e. all carry a stop that is not the end of a sentence, and a punctuation-based count can read one of those stops as a break. The total can sit one or two high on abbreviation-heavy text. Every counter built on punctuation shares this flaw. Tools that claim to read meaning instead are making a promise this page will not copy.
What the count never does is judge your writing. A high average is a fact, not a failing grade. Some voices run long and carry readers with them. The numbers on this page are a mirror for your own judgement, and the judgement stays yours.
Your text never leaves your device. The counting runs in this browser tab, with no upload, no server storage and no account. The draft is kept only in your browser through localStorage, so a refresh holds your place and a cleared browser history clears the draft too. There is no daily limit and no word cap. Check one paragraph or a whole thesis chapter, as many times as the edit demands.
It reads ending punctuation. A full stop, question mark or exclamation mark closes one sentence and the next stretch of text starts a new one. That simple rule is fast and predictable, and its one weak spot is abbreviations.
Abbreviations are the usual cause. Words like Dr. or e.g. end with a full stop, and the counter can read that stop as a sentence break. Text heavy with titles, dates or shortened forms can count one or two high.
Plain public writing often sits between 15 and 20 words per sentence. Lower reads punchier, higher reads denser. Match the average to your reader and your topic, not to a rule.
They show the spread of your writing. A very long longest sentence often needs a split for breath and clarity. A run of very short ones can feel choppy. Together with the average, they map the pace of a draft.
Yes. Drop a .txt file into the box and its text loads into the counter with the same live counts. You can also download a summary of all the counts as a .txt file for your records.
No limit and no daily cap. The count runs on your device, so a short note and a long document get the same live treatment. Nothing you paste is uploaded or stored anywhere.
Same rules as this one: free, in your browser, with nothing uploaded.
Words, characters, sentences and reading time, live.
Total lines, lines with text and empty lines, live.
UPPER, lower, Title and sentence case in one click.
Characters with and without spaces, counted as you type.
Count paragraphs, lines and words in one paste.
Count letters alone, with spaces and lines shown too.
Headlines capitalized the way style guides ask for.
How many minutes your text takes to read or say aloud.