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Free Readability Score Checker
Check your writing's readability with Flesch-Kincaid, Gunning Fog, and grade level scores. Make sure your content is accessible to your target audience.
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Readability Scores
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Flesch Reading Ease
Very Difficult
Graduate level - Professional
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F-K Grade
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Gunning Fog
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Complex Words (3+ syl)0
Understanding Readability Scores
Flesch Reading Ease
- 90-100: Very easy (5th grade)
- 80-89: Easy (6th grade)
- 70-79: Fairly easy (7th grade)
- 60-69: Standard (8th-9th)
- 50-59: Fairly difficult (10th-12th)
- 30-49: Difficult (College)
- 0-29: Very difficult (Graduate)
Target Audiences
- General public: 60-70
- Consumer content: 70-80
- Children's books: 80-90
- Academic papers: 30-50
- Legal documents: 10-30
Tips to Improve
- Use shorter sentences
- Choose simpler words
- Break up paragraphs
- Avoid jargon
- Use active voice