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Client-side readability analysis

Readability Score Checker

Analyze readability instantly with Flesch Reading Ease, Flesch-Kincaid Grade, Gunning Fog Index, and SMOG. See sentence-level difficulty and practical suggestions in real time.

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Sentence breakdown

Find long or complex sentences quickly.
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Flesch Reading Ease

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Easy
Higher scores are easier to read.

Flesch-Kincaid Grade

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Medium
Estimates U.S. school grade level.

Gunning Fog Index

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Medium
Higher scores indicate denser writing.

SMOG Index

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Medium
Focuses on complex words and sentence count.

Insights panel

Overall readability
Easy
Suggested audience
Grade 6–8
Suggestions
Use shorter sentences, replace complex words, and reduce dense phrasing.

Why people use it

Helpful for essays, blog posts, landing pages, scripts, emails, and AI-assisted drafts that need clearer structure.
It works well as a quick quality check before publishing or editing.

Features

Instant readability scoring

Calculate readability score and grade level with no waiting.

Multiple scoring formulas

Use Flesch Reading Ease, Flesch-Kincaid, Gunning Fog, and SMOG together.

Sentence-level analysis

Spot difficult sentences instead of relying only on one overall number.

100% client-side

Privacy-friendly processing with pure JavaScript and zero API usage.

Visual feedback

Green, yellow, and red indicators make readability easy to understand.

Practical suggestions

Get concrete clarity tips, not just scores.

Use cases

Students

Improve essays and reports before submission.

Bloggers

Improve SEO readability and keep content easier to scan.

Copywriters

Optimize clarity and engagement across landing pages and emails.

Teachers

Evaluate whether content matches the target reading level.

FAQs

A readability score estimates how easy or difficult text is to read based on sentence length, word length, and complexity.
It measures how easy a text is to read. Higher scores generally mean simpler text.
That depends on the audience. General web content often works well around middle-school to early high-school readability.
Use shorter sentences, simpler words, and clearer structure. Break up dense paragraphs and reduce jargon.
Yes. This version is fully client-side and free to use.

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