Keyword Length Analyzer
Analyse a keyword list by character length and word count, with averages, distribution and the longest and shortest entries.
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About this tool
The shape of a keyword list tells you what kind of content plan it implies. A list dominated by one- and two-word phrases points at competitive, broad pages. A list full of five-word phrases points at a long-tail strategy with many small articles. The Length Analyzer measures that shape precisely, in characters and in words, so you can see it rather than guess.
How it works
Each line is measured twice: once by character count including spaces, and once by word count after splitting on whitespace. Averages are calculated across the whole list, the longest and shortest entries are identified, and word counts are bucketed into one word, two words, three words and so on up to a six-plus bucket. Each bucket shows both a count and its share of the list.
- 1Paste the keyword list you want to profile.
- 2Generate to see averages and the word-count distribution.
- 3Read the distribution table to understand the list's balance.
- 4Export the breakdown if you need it for a plan or report.
Example
Input
shoes, cycling shoes, best running shoes for flat feet
Output
Avg words 2.7 · 1 word 33% · 2 words 33% · 6+ words 33%
When to use it
- Checking whether a list is broad enough or too specific for your goals.
- Making sure tag lists fit platform character budgets before upload.
- Comparing the profile of two keyword sources.
- Explaining to a stakeholder why a list implies fifty pages, not five.
Tips
- A healthy content plan usually has a mix rather than a single dominant bucket.
- If almost everything is six-plus words, your expansions may have drifted from real language.
- Pair with the Intent Classifier: length and intent together tell you what page type to build.
Limitations
Length is a proxy, not a measurement of difficulty or value. Short phrases are not automatically competitive and long ones are not automatically easy. Character counts include spaces, which matters when comparing against platform limits.
Frequently asked questions
- Do character counts include spaces?
- Yes. Spaces count, because platform character limits count them too.
- Is a longer keyword always easier to rank for?
- No. Longer phrases are often less contested, but competition depends on the market and the pages already ranking, which this tool cannot see.
- Why bucket everything above six words together?
- Beyond six words the distinctions rarely change a decision, and one combined bucket keeps the distribution readable.