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How this French word count works
The counter normalizes line breaks, tabs and repeated Unicode whitespace, then counts words separated by spaces. J’ai fait des travaux chez moi counts as six words. This follows the practical convention described by France Éducation international’s DELF B1 writing guidance.
An internal apostrophe stays in the same word: J’aime counts as one. A hyphenated expression also stays together: Rendez-vous counts as one. The counter does not split on punctuation.
Standalone punctuation such as … and emoji are excluded; numbers count. Use the result as a guide, then check the task instructions if an exam asks for a specific convention.
Use the count for a short exercise
Choose a modest target before you write. For example, describe a recent weekend in 80 to 100 words: where you went, what you did, and one thing that surprised you. Draft once, check the count, then revise for one clearer verb and one connecting phrase. A target gives the exercise shape; it does not measure your French level.
Word count and vocabulary size answer different questions. This page counts words in the text you entered. How many words are in French? explains dictionary entries, meanings and learner vocabulary, so it remains the place to go for language-size questions.
Keep practising useful French
Once you have revised your paragraph, practise the phrases you would actually reuse in a conversation. French for your first 48 hours in France gives you a situation-led set for stations, shops, food and paperwork. The 500 French phrases you actually need keeps the wider collection in one place. To hear the bilingual format and check offline use, see our French vocabulary app with audio.
This is a writing aid, not an official DELF scoring service. It does not infer a CEFR level from text length, and it does not send pasted text to Vocabcord.