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Readability Score Calculator
Paste text to calculate its Flesch Reading Ease score and Flesch-Kincaid grade level.
Flesch Reading Ease
111.5
Grade level
-0.9
Very easy — elementary school level
Uses the Flesch-Kincaid formulas (17 words, 3 sentences, 18 syllables counted). Syllable counting uses a common heuristic and may be off by one on irregular words.
How to use this tool
- 1Paste or type your text.
- 2See the Flesch Reading Ease score and estimated grade level.
Frequently asked questions
What's a good Flesch Reading Ease score?+
60-70 is considered plain English understandable by most adults; higher scores are easier to read, and scores below 30 are considered very difficult, college-graduate-level text.