Readability Checker
Paste your content to get its Flesch Reading Ease score and Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level, two widely used readability metrics for web and marketing copy.
76.5
Flesch Reading Ease
Fairly easy (7th grade)
4.9
Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level
Approximate US school grade needed to understand this text
Most web and marketing content aims for a Reading Ease score of 60 or higher. Syllable counts use a common estimation heuristic, so scores are a close approximation, not an exact count.
Frequently asked questions
What's a good Flesch Reading Ease score for a website?+
Most guidance recommends 60 or higher for general web content, which corresponds to roughly an 8th-9th grade reading level, easy for a broad audience to follow.
How is syllable count estimated?+
Using a common vowel-group counting heuristic rather than a full dictionary lookup, so results are a close approximation rather than a perfectly exact count.
Should every page score 60+?+
Not necessarily. Technical documentation or academic content naturally scores lower; the right target depends on your actual audience.