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Competition | Trend % | Trend (12 mo) |
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How it works
Merge Words builds every combination of the words you enter and looks each one up. Type one word or phrase per line in the first two boxes, and in the third if you need it. The tool joins them left to right: every line of the first box, with every line of the second, with every line of the third.
Try the sample first. "Load sample" at the top of the form fills the three boxes with a ready-made example. Running it unchanged is free: it does not use your daily lookups or your credits.
Count before you run. The line under the boxes multiplies the three lists as you type, for example 2 × 3 × 4 = 24 combinations. Repeated lines inside a box are counted once. Your current plan allows up to 100 combinations per run, and paid plans allow up to 10,000.
The lookup. Each combination goes to the Keywords Everywhere API as a keyword, for the country and currency you pick. Back come Google's average monthly searches, the Google Ads cost per click, the advertiser competition score, and the 12-month trend. A run of 500 combinations or fewer returns in a few seconds. A larger run queues and shows a progress bar.
Expect many zeros. Most combinations are not phrases people search for. Sort by Search Volume to bring the real keywords to the top, or set the Volume filter to a minimum of 1 to hide the empty ones.
Limits. Each combination counts as one keyword lookup. On the Free plan you get 250 keyword lookups per day, shared across all our keyword tools. Paid plans use their own credits instead, one per combination.
What the columns mean
- Keyword
- One combination of your words, in lowercase. Signed-in visitors with credits see a star in front of each keyword. Click it to save the keyword to your Keywords Everywhere favorites.
- Search Volume
- Google's average monthly searches for the combination in the country you selected, from Google Keyword Planner via the Keywords Everywhere API. It is averaged over the trailing 12 months.
- CPC
- The cost per click advertisers pay in Google Ads, in the currency you selected. A high CPC usually signals buying intent. An empty or zero CPC means no one is advertising on that combination.
- Competition
- Google's 0 to 1 score for how many advertisers bid on the keyword in Google Ads. Higher means more advertisers. It is not the same as organic ranking difficulty.
- Trend %
- Last month's search volume compared with the average of the 11 months before it. A positive number means the combination is rising.
- Trend (12 mo)
- A small chart of monthly search volume over the past 12 months, scaled to fit its box. Click it for a large chart with exact monthly values.
Frequently asked questions
What does a merge words tool do?
It takes two or three lists of words and builds every possible combination of them. Put "men" and "women" in the first box, "silver" and "gold" in the second, and "watch" and "ring" in the third, and you get eight keywords, from "men silver watch" to "women gold ring". This tool then looks up each combination, so you see which ones people search for.
How many combinations can I merge in one run?
On the Free plan you can run up to 100 combinations at a time. The count under the boxes multiplies the lines in each box as you type, so you know the total before you submit. Paid Keywords Everywhere plans allow up to 10,000 combinations per run.
Why do so many combinations show no search volume?
Because most combinations are not phrases people type. Merging lists produces every pairing, and only some of them match real searches. That is the point of the lookup: sort by Search Volume and the combinations with demand rise to the top. Use the Volume filter with a minimum of 1 to hide the rest.
Does the order of the words matter?
Yes. Google reports "gold watch men" and "men gold watch" as separate keywords with their own volumes. The tool joins the boxes left to right, so the first box always comes first. To test another order, move the lists between boxes and run it again.
Is the third box required?
No. The first two boxes are required and the third is optional. With the third box empty, the tool combines the first two only.
What can I use merged keywords for?
Three common jobs. Online shops merge product types with colors, sizes or materials to find which variants deserve their own page. Local businesses merge services with city names. Google Ads managers merge modifiers with product terms to build tightly themed ad groups, then use the CPC column to budget them.
How accurate are the search volumes?
Volume comes from Google's Keyword Planner via the Keywords Everywhere API, the same source most professional SEO tools use. Numbers are Google's average monthly searches over the trailing 12 months. A seasonal peak is smoothed into that average, so check the trend chart, and note that Google rounds low-volume terms into coarse buckets.
I used Merge Keywords in Keyword Keg. Is this the same tool?
Yes, this is its replacement. Keyword Keg has been retired and its tools now live here as free tools. The three boxes and the combination logic work the same way. See where each Keyword Keg tool went.