Text & Writing
Readability Score Checker
The Readability Score Checker analyzes your writing and estimates how easy it is to read, using the well-known Flesch Reading Ease and Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level formulas.
Paste in an article, email or essay and the scores update live as you type -- all calculated locally in your browser, so nothing you write ever leaves your device.
How to Use the Readability Score Checker
- Open the Readability Score Checker.
- Paste or type your text into the box.
- Read the word, sentence and syllable counts.
- Check the Reading Ease score and Grade Level to see how accessible your writing is.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Flesch Reading Ease score?
It's a 0-100 score estimating how easy a text is to read. Higher scores mean easier reading -- 60-70 is considered plain English, while scores below 30 are very difficult.
What does the Grade Level mean?
It estimates the U.S. school grade level someone would need to easily understand the text, based on sentence length and syllable counts.
Is my text uploaded anywhere?
No. Everything is calculated locally in your browser using JavaScript -- nothing is sent to a server.