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word count

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The number of words in a passage, a text, a speech, a corpus, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 字數 /字数 (zìshù) — number of words in a passage
  • Finnish: sanamäärä — number of words in a passage
  • Japanese: 字数 (jisū) — number of words in a passage
  • Russian: коли́чество сло́в (kolíčestvo slóv) — number of words in a passage
  • Russian: счёт сло́в (sčot slóv) — number of words in a passage
  • Tagalog: bilang ng salita — number of words in a passage