Sentence counts get muddled when punctuation is missing or when abbreviations are mistaken for the end of a sentence.
Sentence Counter splits on full stops, question marks and exclamation marks, with word and paragraph figures beside it, so a run-on or a missing stop is easy to notice and fix.
How to use Sentence Counter
- Paste your text and inspect the detected sentence total.
- Read the sentence total, split on full stops, question marks and exclamation marks.
- If a count looks off, add the missing terminal punctuation and watch it correct.
Use cases
- Tightening readability by checking sentence count against word count.
- School writing tasks that ask for a set number of sentences.
- Reviewing a subtitle script where each line should be a sentence.
Good to know
Sentences are split on terminal punctuation such as a full stop, question mark or exclamation mark, including their full-width forms. Abbreviations and decimals can fool any simple splitter, so treat the figure as a close guide and confirm if the text is unusual.
Frequently asked questions
How are sentences detected?
By terminal punctuation: full stops, question marks and exclamation marks, including full-width versions used in some scripts.
What happens with text that has no full stops?
If there are words but no terminal punctuation, it is treated as a single sentence.
Can abbreviations throw off the count?
They can. A full stop in an abbreviation looks like a sentence end to a simple splitter, so check unusual text.