Sentence Counter
Count sentences in your text accurately. Handles abbreviations and edge cases for reliable results.
- Words
- 0
- Characters
- 0
- Characters (no spaces)
- 0
- Sentences
- 0
- Paragraphs
- 0
- Reading Time
- 0 min
- Speaking Time
- 0 min
- Letters Only
- 0
- Avg Word Length
- -
About the Sentence Counter
Our sentence counter uses intelligent detection to accurately count sentences in your text. It recognizes sentence-ending punctuation while properly handling common abbreviations that use periods.
Understanding your sentence count is valuable for analyzing writing style and improving readability. Most readability formulas use sentence count as a key metric. Academic writing often requires specific sentence structures, and this tool helps you track them.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Sentences are counted by detecting sentence-ending punctuation: periods (.), exclamation marks (!), and question marks (?). The tool handles abbreviations like Mr., Mrs., and Dr. to avoid false positives.
Sentence count helps you analyze your writing structure. Varying sentence length improves readability. Too many long sentences can make text hard to read, while too many short sentences can feel choppy.
Yes, common abbreviations like Mr., Mrs., Dr., Jr., Sr., etc. are recognized and do not count as sentence endings. This gives you an accurate sentence count.