Keyword Density

What is Keyword Density?

Keyword density is the percentage of times a target keyword appears in a piece of content relative to the total word count. SEO best practice suggests a keyword density of 1–3% — enough to signal relevance without triggering keyword stuffing penalties. DailyDevTools' Keyword Density Analyzer calculates density for every word and phrase in your content, highlighting overuse and gaps.

How to use Keyword Density

1. 1Paste your article, blog post, or web page content into the text area
2. 2The analyzer immediately shows keyword frequency and density percentage for all significant words
3. 3Search for a specific keyword to see its exact density and all occurrences highlighted in the text
4. 4Use the 2-word and 3-word phrase analysis to check for key phrase density too

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