Most common word finder
Writers, editors, SEO analysts, and teachers often need one quick answer: which single word dominates this passage, and how many times does it appear?
Run — free
A full frequency table is useful for deep analysis, but for a fast keyword and repetition check you only need the top word and its count. This most common word finder accepts plain text, tokenizes words with Unicode letter and digit support (including internal apostrophes such as don't), folds case so Hello and hello count as the same token, and returns the winning word, its absolute count, total words, unique words, and share of the stream. Ties break alphabetically for a stable, reproducible result. The same pure logic powers the free browser widget and the prepaid API path, so homework scripts and production pipelines never disagree on the winner.
How to use it
Enter your values in the form above. The tool checks them before calculating and shows the result on the same page.
Check your inputs
Use the labels and units shown next to each field. If something is missing or outside the allowed range, the page points to the field to fix.
Use it again or automate it
Use the browser tool for individual checks and the API when you need the same capability in an automated workflow.
What you can do with it
Get an answer now
Enter one set of values and see the result without building a spreadsheet or script.
Compare scenarios
Change one value at a time and rerun the calculation to understand what affects the result.
Automate repeated work
Use the API when the same calculation needs to run inside your product or workflow.
FAQ
How do I use this capability?
Complete the fields above and run it on this page. The form highlights anything that needs attention.
For developers — API access
Everything on this page is available programmatically. This section is for teams who want to wire it into their own systems; everyone else can just use the tool above.
API endpoint
Prefer to automate it? One authenticated POST creates the task; the result comes back by webhook or a signed link. The same capability also runs here on the web, by email and from Telegram — and soon from our app too.
Call it from your stack
curl -X POST https://api.kit.forhosting.com/str/most-common-word \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $KIT_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"text":"the cat and the hat and the cat"}'const res = await fetch("https://api.kit.forhosting.com/str/most-common-word", {
method: "POST",
headers: {
"Authorization": `Bearer ${process.env.KIT_KEY}`,
"Content-Type": "application/json"
},
body: JSON.stringify({
"text": "the cat and the hat and the cat"
})
});
const { task_id } = await res.json();import os, requests
res = requests.post(
"https://api.kit.forhosting.com/str/most-common-word",
headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['KIT_KEY']}"},
json={
"text": "the cat and the hat and the cat"
},
)
task_id = res.json()["task_id"]<?php
$res = file_get_contents("https://api.kit.forhosting.com/str/most-common-word", false, stream_context_create([
"http" => [
"method" => "POST",
"header" => "Authorization: Bearer " . getenv("KIT_KEY") . "\r\nContent-Type: application/json",
"content" => '{"text":"the cat and the hat and the cat"}',
],
]));
$task = json_decode($res, true);body := bytes.NewBufferString(`{"text":"the cat and the hat and the cat"}`)
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", "https://api.kit.forhosting.com/str/most-common-word", body)
req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+os.Getenv("KIT_KEY"))
req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)Example request
{
"text": "the cat and the hat and the cat"
}Example response
{
"task_id": "tsk_a1b2c3d4e5f6a1b2c3d4e5f6",
"type": "str.most_common_word",
"status": "queued",
"_links": {
"result": "/tasks/tsk_…/result"
}
}The API is asynchronous: the call returns a task_id immediately and the result arrives by webhook. Polling is capped at 1 req/s per task.
Pricing
Published price — no tokens, no invented credits. A failed task is never charged.
Limits
max_chars | 100000 |
Errors
| HTTP | Code | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
401 | unauthorized | Missing or invalid API key. |
402 | insufficient_balance | Your balance doesn't cover the task price. |
404 | unknown_type | That task type doesn't exist. |
429 | rate_limited | Too many requests. Use the webhook instead of polling. |