Letter Counter
Count pure alphabetic letters in your text. Excludes whitespace, numbers, punctuation, and symbols with Unicode accuracy.
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What Is a Letter Counter?
A letter counter is a specialized text analysis tool that filters out spaces, numbers, and punctuation to tally the exact count of alphabetic letters. It is widely used by linguists, designers calculating font kerning, writers playing anagram or word games (like Scrabble and Wordle), and students completing language exercises.
If you need to include punctuation, digits, or spaces in your tally, return to our primary free character counter or explore the word counter online.
Top 10 Most Common Letters in the English Language
Based on corpus linguistics research analyzing millions of English words, letter frequency follows a reliable distribution:
| Rank | Letter | Relative Frequency (%) | Scrabble Tile Point Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E | 12.70% | 1 pt |
| 2 | T | 9.06% | 1 pt |
| 3 | A | 8.17% | 1 pt |
| 4 | O | 7.51% | 1 pt |
| 5 | I | 6.97% | 1 pt |
| 6 | N | 6.75% | 1 pt |
| 7 | S | 6.33% | 1 pt |
| 8 | H | 6.09% | 4 pts |
| 9 | R | 5.99% | 1 pt |
| 10 | D | 4.25% | 2 pts |
Letter Counter FAQs
How does a letter counter differ from a character counter?
A character counter counts all typographical units, including spaces, punctuation marks, digits, and emojis. A letter counter specifically isolates and counts only alphabetic characters (Unicode \p{L}), excluding whitespace, numbers, and symbols.
Are accented letters like "é" or "ñ" counted as letters?
Yes. Our tool uses Unicode-standard segmentation. Accented characters in languages such as French, Spanish, German, and Portuguese are correctly recognized as single letters.
What is the most common letter in the English alphabet?
The letter "E" is by far the most frequent letter in the English language, accounting for approximately 12.7% of all letters in standard text, followed by "T" (~9.1%) and "A" (~8.2%).
Does the letter counter differentiate uppercase and lowercase letters?
The total letter count sums all alphabetic letters regardless of case. You can also use our quick transformation toolbar to convert all letters to UPPERCASE, lowercase, or Title Case with a single click.
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