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Free Keyword ExplorerKeyword research tool and keyword finder
Find keyword ideas for any topic, free and with no sign-up. Enter a keyword to see the related searches people make, each scored for popularity, competition and opportunity, with its search intent and the websites that rank for it.
Free, no sign-up. to save keywords and your search history.
What this keyword research tool shows
Every keyword idea comes with scores, its search intent and the websites that rank, so you can pick the ones worth a page.
One keyword and the long-tail keywords that grow from it. The more of them, the deeper the topic.
Yearly searches and popularity
Yearly searches is the total number of searches over the past 12 months. Popularity compares the keyword ideas in your search from 0 to 100, including phrases with too little data for a count.
Competition
Estimated keyword difficulty, from how specific the keyword is and how crowded its topic is. Lower is easier.
Opportunity
Popularity weighed against competition, so the keywords worth targeting first rise to the top.
Long-tail depth
How far the keyword branches into long-tail keywords: longer, more specific searches. Deep topics leave room for many pages.
Search intent
The likely goal behind the search: to learn (informational), compare and buy (commercial) or reach a site (navigational).
Websites that rank
The ten websites ranking for your keyword right now, so you can see who you are up against.
How to find keywords in three steps
1. Enter a keyword to explore
Look up what your page is about, such as “audio editor” or “dentist near me”, then choose the country and language you want to rank in.
2. Sort and filter
Sort by Opportunity and filter by intent, so you see the keywords with real interest and beatable competition first.
3. Check who ranks
Look at the websites ranking for your keyword, then save the keywords you want to use.
From keyword ideas to pages that rank
Plan one page per topic
Group related keywords and give each group one strong page, instead of many thin pages that compete with each other.
Write for the intent
Answer questions on informational keywords, and show prices, options and proof on commercial ones.
Find quick wins
Look for good popularity with low competition. Those keywords can rank sooner on a newer website.
Build a content plan
Save keywords as you go and come back to your search history. Both stay in your free account.
Good to know before you search
Honest limits, so you read the scores the right way.
Yearly searches from one search network
Yearly searches are measured on one major search network for your country and language, so searches across all search engines are higher. A dash means too little data for that phrase.
Our own scores
Popularity, competition and opportunity are AskSEO’s own measures. They are not Google Keyword Planner figures.
Any country, three languages
Search any country in English, Spanish or German. Results differ by country and language.
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Keyword research tool: questions
Is this keyword research tool free?
Yes. You can explore keywords without signing up. A free account saves your keywords and search history.
Is it a keyword finder or a keyword generator?
Both. Give it a seed keyword and it finds the related searches people make, which other tools call a keyword finder, keyword generator or keyword suggestion tool, then scores each one.
How do I do keyword research for free?
Enter a topic, choose your country and language, and sort the keyword ideas by Opportunity. Pick keywords with real popularity and lower competition, check the websites that rank, and plan one page for each group of keywords.
How do I find keywords for my website?
Enter a word or topic your page is about, and choose your country and language. You get related keywords with yearly searches, popularity, competition, opportunity and intent, and the websites that rank.
Does it show search volume?
Yes. For most countries and languages, a Yearly searches column shows the total number of searches over the past 12 months, measured on one major search network. Popularity is a separate 0 to 100 score that also covers phrases with too little data for a count.
Is it the same as Google Keyword Planner?
No. Keyword Planner is built for advertisers and shows ad search ranges. This explorer scores keywords for SEO: how popular, how competitive and how much opportunity each one has.
Which countries and languages can I search?
Any country, in English, Spanish or German.
Can it find long-tail keywords?
Yes. Most keyword ideas are longer, more specific searches built on your seed keyword. Open a keyword to see the related searches that grow from it.
How do I check keyword difficulty?
Look at the Competition score. It estimates how hard a keyword is to rank for from how specific it is and how crowded its topic is. Lower is easier. Then check the websites that rank to see who you are up against.
Can I see which websites rank for a keyword?
Yes. Each search shows the ten websites ranking for your keyword in the country you chose.