Readability Checker
Score your content with Flesch Reading Ease, grade levels and sentence-level stats.
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About this tool
Readable content keeps visitors on the page — and engagement feeds rankings. Get Flesch Reading Ease, Flesch-Kincaid Grade, Gunning Fog and SMOG scores plus actionable stats: long sentences, passive-voice hints, complex words and paragraph length.
How to use the Readability Checker
- Paste your draft or article text.
- Review the scores and the highlighted long sentences.
- Edit and re-check until you hit your target grade level.
Frequently asked questions
What Flesch score should I aim for?
60–70 suits most web content (plain conversational English). Technical audiences tolerate lower scores.
Does readability affect SEO?
Indirectly but strongly: clearer content earns better engagement, more shares and more links.