Free filler word counter.

Paste a transcript to count every “um”, “like” and “kind of”, see them highlighted and compare two takes. It all runs in your browser.

Take 1Length

So, , the project I'm proudest of is, , the checkout rebuild. we knew it was slow, and, , , we just started measuring it. it turned out we were losing, , a fifth of buyers on the payment step.

Fillers

Hedges

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Per minute

Words

um ×2like ×1basically ×1i think ×1kind of ×1uh ×1you know ×1sort of ×1actually ×1maybe ×1

Take 2Length

FillerHedgeClick a highlight to leave it out.

How to use it

Record yourself answering a question for one or two minutes.
Paste the raw transcript into Take 1, and add the recording length to get fillers per minute.
Click any highlighted word that isn't really a filler to leave it out, since “like” and “so” are often real words.
Try again, paste the new transcript into Take 2 and compare.

Use a raw transcript where you can. Many transcription tools remove “um” and “uh” automatically, so a cleaned transcript will undercount.

What it counts

Fillers are sounds and words that fill a pause: um, uh, er, like, you know, basically, actually, literally, I mean. Hedges soften what you say: kind of, sort of, I guess, maybe, I think, probably. A few of each are normal. Clusters at the start of an answer or right before your key point are what make you sound unsure. The guide to saying “um” less has three drills to bring the number down.