Accidentally typing the same word twice in a row is one of the most common editing slips — and one of the easiest for a human eye to skip right over during proofreading, since the brain tends to auto-correct what it expects to see.
What Is the Duplicate Word Finder?
A text-analysis tool that scans pasted text for two things: consecutive repeated words (the classic “the the” typo) and every word that appears more than once anywhere in the text, with a count for each.
How to Use It
- Open the tool at /tools/duplicate-word-finder.
- Paste or type your text into the input box.
- Review the consecutive-repeats list for likely typos, and the repeated-anywhere list for overused words.
Key Features
- Consecutive repeat detection, catching the specific “same word twice in a row” typo pattern.
- Case-insensitive matching, so “The” and “the” are correctly treated as the same word.
- Punctuation-aware word extraction, ignoring surrounding commas and periods (while keeping contractions like “don’t” intact).
- Full repeated-word tally, useful for spotting overused words in writing beyond just typos.
When to Use This Tool
- Proofreading drafts before publishing, catching repeated-word typos that spell checkers often miss.
- Editing long-form content to spot word overuse and improve variety.
- Reviewing copy-pasted or merged text, where duplication errors are especially common.
Try It Now
Open Duplicate Word Finder directly, or press ⌘K and type the tool name from anywhere on the site.
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