📖 Readability Score Checker

Analyze your text with 6 industry-standard readability formulas.
Improve clarity, grade level & audience targeting — instantly.

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🎯 Readability Scores

💡 How to Interpret Your Scores

  • Flesch Reading Ease: 0–100 scale. Higher = easier. Aim for 60–70 for general web content.
  • Flesch-Kincaid Grade: US school grade level. Grade 8 suits most adult readers.
  • Gunning Fog Index: Years of formal education needed. Keep below 12 for broad audiences.
  • SMOG Index: Grade level based on polysyllabic words. Widely used in health communications.
  • Coleman-Liau Index: Character-based grade estimate — reliable for typed text analysis.
  • ARI: Automated Readability Index, used in US government writing standards.

Why Readability Matters for Your Content

Readability directly impacts how long visitors stay on your page, whether they understand your message, and how search engines evaluate your content. Clear writing leads to lower bounce rates, higher dwell time, and more social shares.

What is a Good Readability Score?

For general web audiences, aim for a Flesch Reading Ease of 60–70 and a Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level of 7–9. Academic writing may score higher, while children's content targets Grade 3–5.

How to Improve Your Score

Shorten sentences to an average of 15–20 words. Replace multi-syllable jargon with simpler synonyms. Break long paragraphs into 2–3 sentence chunks. Use active voice over passive constructions. These changes consistently boost readability and reader engagement.

Readability and SEO

Matching your content's reading level to your target audience is a proven content strategy. Search engines reward pages that users engage with, and clear writing is the fastest path to genuine engagement.