get size of laravel result eloquent code example

Example 1: check count in laravel

$wordlist = Wordlist::where('id', '<=', $correctedComparisons)->get();
$wordCount = $wordlist->count();

Example 2: laravel check if query builder is empty

@if ($query === null)
    {
        <h4 style="text-transform: lowercase;">no results for: #{{ $query }}</h4>
        }
    @else 
    {
                <h4 style="text-transform: lowercase;">results for: #{{ $query }}</h4>
        }
        @endif