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Keyword Density Checker

See which words and phrases your page actually emphasises, one, two and three words at a time.

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What this checks

Keyword density is the share of a page made up of a given word or phrase. It stopped being a ranking factor a long time ago, but it is still a useful mirror: if the phrase you want to rank for is nowhere in the top twenty terms, the page is probably about something else than you think.

  • Top 15 single words, two-word and three-word phrases
  • Occurrence count and percentage for each
  • Stop words removed so the list is meaningful
  • Total word count for context

How to act on the result

  • If your target phrase is absent from the list, the page needs rewriting around it, not more repetitions of it.
  • Any single term above roughly 5% reads as stuffing to both readers and search engines.
  • Two- and three-word phrases matter more than single words, because that is closer to how people search.

Frequently asked

What is a good keyword density?

There is no target worth aiming at, and that is the honest answer. Google has not used density as a ranking factor for many years. Treat this as a diagnostic: if your intended topic is not visible in the phrase list, the page is off-topic. Anything above about 5% for one term is worth reducing, not because of a threshold but because it reads badly.

Does keyword stuffing still get penalised?

Yes. It is named explicitly in Google's spam policies. The bigger practical cost is that stuffed pages read poorly and convert worse.

Why are common words missing from the results?

Stop words such as "the", "and" and "for" are filtered out. They are the most frequent words on any page and tell you nothing about the subject.

Should I match a competitor's density?

No. If a competitor outranks you it is very unlikely to be their density. Compare topic coverage and depth instead.

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