# Count a certain word in a string

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/count-a-certain-word-in-a-string/70580>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [November 15, 2004, 3:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/count-a-certain-word-in-a-string/70580 "2004-11-15T15:32:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![bape](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed655f/32.png) [@bape](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bape)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2004, 3:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/count-a-certain-word-in-a-string/70580/1 "2004-11-15T15:32:37Z")

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Hi there, i was wondering how i could count the number of times a certain word is used in a string? i cant seem to figure this out, is there a function for this?