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Character Frequency & Shannon Entropy Analyzer

Perform deep linguistic and cryptographic analysis on text. Calculate letter percentages, Shannon entropy randomness, and letter pair distributions.

Total Characters131
Shannon Entropy4.744 bits
Vowels / Consonants39 / 87
Unique Symbols29

Character Frequency Breakdown

Sorted by occurrence
o
107.6%
e
86.1%
u
86.1%
i
75.3%
a
64.6%
t
53.8%
h
53.8%
r
53.8%
q
43.1%
c
43.1%
k
43.1%
b
43.1%
w
43.1%
n
43.1%
f
43.1%
x
43.1%
j
43.1%
m
43.1%
p
43.1%
s
43.1%
v
43.1%
l
43.1%
z
43.1%
y
43.1%
d
43.1%
g
43.1%
.
32.3%
,
10.8%
!
10.8%

Most Frequent Two-Letter Pairs (Digrams)

“qu”4 times
“ck”4 times
“ju”4 times
“th”3 times
“ow”3 times
“ve”3 times
Shannon Entropy Calculation
Letter Occurrence Percentage Bars
Vowel vs Consonant Ratios
Top 2-Letter Digrams Breakdown

How to Use Character Frequency & Shannon Entropy Analyzer (Step-by-Step Guide)

No software installation required. Complete your task in 3 easy steps directly in your browser.

1

Paste Text

Enter any essay, ciphertext, or passage to examine.

2

Review Metrics

Inspect total characters, unique symbols, entropy, and vowel/consonant ratios.

3

Examine Frequency Bars

Explore sorted occurrence counts and percentage bars for every character.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Shannon entropy measures the average information density and unpredictability of characters. Natural English text typically scores between 3.5 and 4.5 bits.