Count the filler words in a transcript
Paste what you said and see every um and uh marked, with a count per 100 words. Soft fillers like "like" and "you know" are counted on their own.
Updated November 12, 2026
- Words
- 0
- Ums and uhs
- 0
- Per 100 words
- 0.0
- Soft fillers
- 0
Struck through: fillers the Cutroom AI editor removes. Dotted: soft fillers like "like" and "you know", which it only tags, because they often carry meaning.
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Two kinds of filler
Some fillers never carry meaning: um, uh, erm, hmm. Cutting them almost always makes a talk easier to follow. Others, like "like", "you know", "I mean" and "basically", sometimes do work in a sentence. "It felt like a minute" needs its "like".
The counter treats them the way the Cutroom AI editor does. The first kind is struck through, because the editor removes those words for you. The second kind gets a dotted underline, because the editor only tags them and leaves the call to you.
Reading the numbers
Per 100 words is the easiest number to compare between recordings of different lengths. Run your last few transcripts through it and watch whether the number moves. Look at the most common fillers too: most people lean on one or two, and noticing which ones is half the fix.
The word lists cover English, Spanish, French, German, Italian and Portuguese. Pick the language before you paste.
From count to clean cut
Counting is the first step. If you have the video, the editor goes further: it transcribes the recording on your device, removes the ums and uhs, walks each cut to where the sound really starts and ends so no word gets clipped, and shows every removed word struck through so you can click any of them back.
Questions
Where do I get a transcript?
Any captions file or transcript works, as long as the fillers were written down. Many automatic transcripts leave ums out, which makes the count look better than the recording.
Can I add my own filler words?
Not in this tool. In the editor you can add a word to the filler list for your project.
Is my text sent anywhere?
No. The counting happens in this page, in your browser.
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Try it on your own footage.
The editor opens in your browser with no account, and the sample project doesn't use an edit.