Readability Score Calculator
Check the Flesch Reading Ease and Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level of any text instantly.
Standard — 8th–9th grade
Syllable counting is an approximation based on vowel groupings, so scores are a useful guide rather than an exact linguistic measurement.
Overview
These two related formulas estimate how easy a piece of writing is to read, based on sentence length and word complexity — useful for checking whether content matches its intended audience.
- Both Flesch Reading Ease and Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level in one result
- Plain-language interpretation of the score, not just a raw number
- Instant results as you edit
How to use it
- 1Paste in a paragraph or article
- 2Read the reading ease and grade level scores
- 3Simplify sentence length or word choice to raise the ease score if needed
Frequently asked questions
What's a good Flesch Reading Ease score?
Scores of 60–70 are considered easily understood by most adults, similar to a typical newspaper article. Higher scores are easier to read; lower scores indicate more complex text.
How is syllable count calculated?
By counting vowel-sound groupings in each word, which is a standard approximation used by most readability tools rather than a full dictionary lookup.