Difference between keyword density and frequency

[jiyaalbert]

keyword density is the percentage of keyword contained the number of index able word in a web page & on the other hand keyword frequency is how many times a keyword or number of phrases appear in the web page.this is the difference between these terms.

[vikramrandhawa]

If we increase frequency and density then what can happen to website and ranking

[Engagedots]

Keywords density denotes number of time the particular keyword has been used.

[seosolutions84]

The difference between Keyword Density & Keyword Frequency:
Keyword Density
Keyword density refers to the ratio (percentage) of keywords contained within the total number of indexable words within a web page.
The preferred keyword density ratio varies from search engine to search engine. In general, I recommend using a keyword density ratio in the range of 2-8%.
You may like to use this real-time keyword analysis tool to help you optimize a web page's keyword density ratio.
Keyword Frequency
Keyword frequency refers to the number of times a keyword or keyword phrase appears within a web page.
The theory is that the more times a keyword or keyword phrase appears within a web page, the more relevance a search engine is likely to give the page for a search with those keywords.
In general, I recommend that you ensure that the most important keyword or keyword phrase is the most frequently use keywords in a web page.
But be careful not to abuse the system by repeating the same keyword or keyword phrases over and over again.

[msherry]

Keyword Density is a measurement of the number of times your keyword or keyword phrase appears on the page of your article, versus the number of words on the page… a ratio in other words. We’ve covered placing your keyword or keyword phrase in the title tag, the description tag and the heading tags, now let’s cover your content. While strategically placing your keywords or phrases in the beginning and end of your article, avoid keyword stuffing and make sure you sprinkle a few variations of your keyword or phrase throughout your site where it looks natural and makes sense.


Keyword frequency is the number of times keywords occur in the text on a given page. Search engines want to see more than one repetition of a keyword in your text to make sure it's not an isolated case.

[baruchdaniel26]

You have to place keywords or phrases strategically all over your article without stuffing them. You should also add variations of that keyword to make it look natural and relevant to the article.

[bingcrouch253]

To make your content look good and not keyword stuffed, ensure that keywords and phrases are present at the beginning and also at the end of the article.

[James Donovan]

Keyword frequency shows the frequency of a particular word in a web page in comparison to the total number of keywords while keyword density is obtained when we divide the total number of times of a keyword to the total number of words on that page.

[Uthra]

Keyword density refers to the %age of keywords that can be found in the indexable text on a web page. Like it can be appears in:
- Keyword in the title
- Keyword in the description
- Keyword in the H1 tag

Keyword frequency is the number of times a particular keyword appears on a website. Like it can be appears in:
- Keyword in the title
- Keyword in the description
- Keyword in the H1 tag