Count Sentences
Count the number of sentences in any text, with word count and average words per sentence.
What is a Count Sentences?
A sentence counter counts the total number of sentences in a block of text by detecting sentence-ending punctuation.
Sentence count is a key indicator of writing complexity and readability. Short average sentence length (under 20 words) correlates with easier reading. Academic writing guidelines, content style guides, and readability scores like Flesch-Kincaid all reference sentence count. Counting manually is tedious on anything longer than a paragraph.
How to Use Count Sentences
- 1Paste or type your text into the text area.
- 2Sentence count, word count, and average sentence length update instantly.
- 3No button press required.
Features
- ✓Live sentence count updated as you type
- ✓Word count and paragraph count included
- ✓Average words per sentence calculation
- ✓No text length limit
Common Use Cases
Readability checks
A content writer checks the sentence count and average sentence length of a landing page to ensure it reads at an appropriate level for the target audience.
Academic assignment compliance
A student verifies that their essay abstract has no more than 8 sentences as specified in the submission guidelines.
Style consistency
An editor reviewing a blog post spots that one section has 12 sentences averaging 35 words each and flags it for simplification.