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=COUNTIF(A:A,"apple")

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I am looking for a simple function to add up the number of cells filled
with a certain word in a list or column (see below)

Column A

1 Apple
2 Orange
3 Pear
4 Apple

I want a function that will return the number 2 as I count the number
of times "Apple" appears in Column A


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