Ngram Counter
Count repeated two-word phrases in pasted text and rank them by frequency.
How to use the Ngram Counter
What does the Ngram Counter do?
Count repeated two-word phrases in pasted text and rank them by frequency; It applies this page-specific rule: an n-gram is a sequence of neighboring words.
Which inputs does this counter use?
To count repeated two-word phrases in pasted text and rank them by frequency, enter Text to analyze, Words per phrase, Minimum occurrences, Show top results; keep every value in the same example; where available, choose between 2 words (bigrams), 3 words (trigrams), 4 words to match the required format; select Count repeated phrases when the values are ready; Start with a familiar case covered by this rule - Phrases overlap - so the expected result can confirm the settings.
How should the counter result be read?
For a result intended to count repeated two-word phrases in pasted text and rank them by frequency, phrases overlap; read show top results together with the original text to analyze rather than as an isolated answer, and confirm that its units or structure match the intended use.
Do phrases overlap?
When the goal is to count repeated two-word phrases in pasted text and rank them by frequency, yes.
Can I count three-word phrases?
When using the page to count repeated two-word phrases in pasted text and rank them by frequency, yes.
Limits and accuracy
When using this counter to count repeated two-word phrases in pasted text and rank them by frequency, use a minimum occurrence of 2 or more to focus on repetition; check the result in its intended destination before relying on it for important work; keep text to analyze until the output has been checked in its intended destination. For a repeatable check when you need to count repeated two-word phrases in pasted text and rank them by frequency, record Text to analyze alongside the final output and selected options.
What an n-gram counter measures
An n-gram is a sequence of neighboring words. A bigram contains two words, a trigram contains three, and this tool can also count four-word phrases.
Phrases overlap. In one two three four, the two-word phrases are one two, two three, and three four. Punctuation separates text but does not become part of a phrase.
Use a minimum occurrence of 2 or more to focus on repetition. The tool reports when no phrase meets that threshold instead of showing a misleading blank result.
Frequently asked questions
Do phrases overlap?
Yes. Every consecutive window of the selected size is counted.
Can I count three-word phrases?
Yes. Choose 3 words for trigrams or 4 words for longer phrases.
Why is there no result?
The text may be shorter than the phrase size, or no phrase may meet the minimum occurrence setting.