What is keyword density?

[ryanwuk]

Keyword density is the percentage of times a keyword or phrase appears on a web page compared to the total number of words on the page.
example - If you write 1000 words article and in that article you put 10 keywords then your keyaword density is 1%

 

[DeepaJohn]

Keyword density is the number of times a keyword or phrase appears on a page compared to the total number of words on the page. In the context of search engine optimization, keyword density can be used to determine whether a web page is relevant to a specified keyword or keyword phrase

 

[Jackanderson]

Many SEO experts consider the optimum keyword density to be 1 to 3 percent; additional may well be thought of search spam. The formula to calculate your keyword density on an internet page for SEO functions is, wherever Nkr is what percentage times you use your keyword, and then divided by while words in your content multiply by 100.

 

[Nilesh Jha]

Keyword Density refers to the number of times a keyword is repeated in the page or paragraph. for example, if a keyword is mentioned 8 to 9 times in 300 words being the maximum.

 

[Graybeard]

What does dense mean
Urban Dictionary: dense

This whole thread is totally irreverent in 2019

 

[Claire Harbour]

I agree with GrayBeard keyword density is irrelevant now. When it comes to SEO in 2019, there are many considerations. Factors like click-through-rates, RankBrain, and dwell time all play a part in the ranking of your website. This is a great article: SEO in 2019: The Definitive Guide

 

[olidev]

Keyword density is number of keyword occurrence on a web page divided by total number of words.

 

[Rakesh Mishra]

It is defined as the ratio of number of time keywords appear on the page to the total number of word on that page.

 

[Rakesh Mishra]

It is defined as the ratio of total number keywords on the page to the total number of words on that page.

 

[Graybeard]

Exactly!
Congruency of keyword/key phrase with content is what matters.

But people keep dredging up the SEO methods of the past and regurgitating them.

Isn't MySpace kewl

 

[shashi bhushan]

you can use 2-3% in 100 numbers of words. you can check also the link

 

[Rakesh Mishra]

Keyword density define as the ratio of number of keyword on the page to the total number of word on that page.

 

[monicageller3691]

Keyword density sometimes refers to keyword frequency. Keyword density is the no.of times a keyword appears on a given webpage or within the content as a ratio or percentage of the overall word count.