Arabic Word Counter
Count words, characters, sentences and paragraphs in Arabic, English or mixed text. Diacritics and tatweel are handled correctly.
How it's calculated
Counting Arabic needs a little more care than counting English:
- Diacritics and tatweel are ignored. Tashkeel marks (fatha, damma, kasra, sukun, shadda, tanween) and the tatweel stretch (ـ) are not letters, so they never split a word or add to the letter count.
- A word is a run of letters or digits, in any script. An apostrophe or hyphen between letters keeps it one word.
- Arabic words are words with at least one Arabic letter; everything else (English, numbers) is counted separately.
- Sentences end at . ! ? … or the Arabic question mark ؟, and at a blank line. Paragraphs are separated by blank lines.
- Reading time assumes 200 words per minute.
Frequently asked questions
Do diacritics change the count?
No. Tashkeel (fatha, damma, kasra, shadda, tanween…) and tatweel are ignored when counting words and letters, so مَرْحَبًا counts as one word of five letters.
How is reading time worked out?
At 200 words a minute, a typical silent reading speed for adults, rounded up to the next second.
Is my text stored?
No. It is counted and discarded; it isn't saved, logged or added to the page address.