Readability Score Checker
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Paste English text to estimate reading difficulty with English-language formulas. Get Flesch Reading Ease, Flesch-Kincaid grade, Gunning Fog, SMOG, Coleman-Liau, and ARI scores, plus word, sentence, and syllable statistics to tighten your writing.
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How the Readability Checker Works
- Paste text, drop in an article, landing page, or email copy.
- It counts the units, sentences, words, syllables, characters, and complex words.
- It applies the formulas, six standard readability scores are calculated at once.
- You revise, review long sentences and unfamiliar words for your intended audience; preserve necessary meaning and terminology.
Why Readability Matters
- Higher engagement, clear writing keeps readers on the page longer.
- Wider reach, plain English serves more visitors, including non-native speakers.
- Better conversions, easy-to-scan copy makes offers and CTAs land.
- Machine-readable clarity, self-contained, clearly written answers are easier for parsers to interpret, although readability alone cannot earn a citation.
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Flesch Reading Ease Score Bands
A detailed breakdown of every Flesch Reading Ease band, the reading ease it describes, and the matching school grade level or audience. These English-language bands are rough estimates. Choose language for the intended audience and task, not a universal minimum score.
| Score | Reading ease | Grade level / audience |
|---|---|---|
| 90 to 100 | Very easy | 5th grade. Easily understood by an average 11-year-old. |
| 80 to 89 | Easy | 6th grade. Conversational English for consumers. |
| 70 to 79 | Fairly easy | 7th grade. Comfortable reading for most adults. |
| 60 to 69 | Standard (plain English) | 8th to 9th grade. A common plain-English band, not a universal target. |
| 50 to 59 | Fairly difficult | 10th to 12th grade. High school level. |
| 30 to 49 | Difficult | College level. Dense or technical writing. |
| 0 to 29 | Very difficult | College graduate. Academic, legal, or professional text. |
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