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javascript count occurrences of letter in string

function count(str, find) {
    return (str.split(find)).length - 1;
}

count("Good", "o"); // 2

javascript count occurrences in string

function countOccurences(string, word) {
   return string.split(word).length - 1;
}
var text="We went down to the stall, then down to the river."; 
var count=countOccurences(text,"down"); // 2