German Word Count Tool

Summary

Paste German text to instantly count words, characters, sentences, and paragraphs — with full support for umlauts and ß.

How it works

1. Paste or type your German text into the input area.
2. Word count is calculated by splitting on whitespace, treating each whitespace-delimited token as one word.
3. Character count includes every character; a second count excludes spaces.
4. Sentences are detected by German-appropriate punctuation: periods, exclamation marks, and question marks.
5. Paragraphs are counted as non-empty blocks separated by one or more blank lines.
6. Reading time is estimated at 200 words per minute, a common pace for German prose.

Use cases

• Check word count for essays, articles, or academic papers written in German.
• Verify character limits for social media posts or SMS in German.
• Count sentences to assess text complexity and readability.
• Estimate reading time for blog posts or newsletters.
• Track writing progress when drafting German-language content.
• Analyze text density and paragraph structure for editing.

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