Keyword Density Checker

Keyword density is the percentage of times a keyword or phrase appears in your content compared to the total word count. For example, if a 500-word article mentions 'SEO tools' 10 times, the keyword density is 2%.

There is no perfect keyword density, but most SEO experts recommend keeping it between 1% and 3%. Going above 4% can look like keyword stuffing to Google and may hurt your rankings. Focus on natural writing first, then check density.

Google does not use keyword density as a direct ranking factor. However, excessively repeating keywords (stuffing) can trigger spam filters. Google uses semantic understanding, so it is more important to cover a topic naturally than to hit a specific density number.

A 1-gram is a single word, a 2-gram (bigram) is a two-word phrase, and a 3-gram (trigram) is a three-word phrase. Checking all three helps you see both individual keyword frequency and how often multi-word phrases appear in your content.

Semantic coverage is more important for modern SEO. Instead of repeating one keyword, cover related topics, synonyms, and questions that searchers might have. Keyword density checking is still useful as a guardrail against accidental over-optimization.