Readability Score Checker
Score your text's readability with Flesch reading-ease and grade level.
Content that's easy to read keeps visitors on the page and is easier for everyone — including search engines — to understand. The Flesch Reading Ease formula quantifies this from two signals: average sentence length and average syllables per word. Shorter sentences and simpler words score higher; dense, clause-heavy prose scores lower.
Paste your text and this tool computes its Flesch Reading Ease score (0–100) and the matching Flesch–Kincaid grade level, along with the underlying stats. It's a quick gauge of whether your writing matches your audience — most web content aims for a score of 60–70, roughly an 8th–9th grade reading level.
How to use Readability Score Checker
- 1
Paste your text
A paragraph, article or full draft.
- 2
Read the scores
Flesch Reading Ease and grade level, with a plain-English rating.
- 3
Simplify if needed
Shorten sentences and swap long words to raise the score.
Features
- Flesch Reading Ease (0–100)
- Flesch–Kincaid grade level
- Sentence, word and syllable counts
Frequently asked questions
Common mistakes to avoid
- Chasing a high score by chopping every sentence short until the writing feels choppy and robotic.
- Applying consumer-content targets to technical documentation, where a lower score is expected and appropriate.
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