SOP Cliché and Overused Word Checker
Paste your statement of purpose to highlight clichés, vague filler, flattery and the words you use too often, with a suggestion for each.
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How this tool works
- The detector matches your text against a fixed list of phrase patterns, case-insensitively and on whole words. It does not use AI, and it only flags text that matches the list.
- Patterns are grouped into six categories: clichéd openings, filler and vague claims, flattery of the university, unproven self-praise, Indian-English phrasing, and clichéd closings. Each match comes with a suggested alternative.
- Where two matches overlap, the longer one is kept. The tool also lists words of five or more letters that appear at least four times and in at least 1% of your words, ignoring common function words.
- The phrase list is our own editorial list, not sourced from any admissions office. A highlight is a prompt to re-read the sentence, not a rule that it is wrong.
- Matching runs in your browser, so your text is not uploaded.
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