Find weak words and filler phrases ("very", "really", "just", "basically", "actually") to tighten your writing. Categorized by intensifier, hedge, discourse marker, and qualifier.
Use the filler-word detector on emails, marketing copy, presentation scripts, and any writing where every word should earn its keep. Especially common targets: tighten cover letters and executive summaries.
Filler detection is the modern complement to passive-voice and adverb detection — three views of the same weak-prose problem. Run all three to fully audit a draft.
Filler-word detection scans for overused intensifiers ("very", "really"), hedges ("kind of", "sort of"), discourse markers ("basically", "actually"), and qualifiers ("just", "simply").
Each match is categorized so you can target the worst category in your draft.
Multi-word fillers ("you know", "I mean") are matched as phrases. The rate metric is the percentage of total words flagged as filler.
Intensifiers ("very", "really"), hedges ("kind of"), discourse markers ("basically", "actually"), and redundant qualifiers ("just", "simply").
No — some carry meaning in context. The detector flags candidates; you decide. Aim for the worst offenders, not zero.
No. "I really want to go" emphasizes desire. "It really was the best" is genuine. Cut it when it's an empty intensifier ("really good" → "good" or "great").
Input
"This is actually a really simple problem that we can basically just fix in literally five minutes."
Output
5 fillers in 16 words (31%) — heavy filler.
"Actually", "really", "basically", "just", "literally" each add nothing. Removing them: "This is a simple problem we can fix in five minutes."
% content words vs. function words.
analysisVocabulary variety — type‑token ratio.
analysisTotal + per‑word syllable counts.
analysisHighlight passive sentences in your writing.