function search_word(text, word){ var x = 0, y=0; for (i=0;i< text.length;i++) { if(text[i] == word[0]) { for(j=i;j< i+word.length;j++) { if(text[j]==word[j-i]) { y++; } if (y==word.length){ x++; } } y=0; } } return "'"+word+"' was found "+x+" times."; } console.log(search_word('The quick brown fox', 'fox')); console.log(search_word('aa, bb, cc, dd, aa', 'aa'));