Readability Score Calculator
Check the Flesch Reading Ease and Grade Level of your text.
Flesch Reading Ease
52.9
Fairly Difficult (10th–12th grade)
Hard (0)Easy (100)
Words
50
Sentences
3
Syllables
81
Complex words
8
Text Statistics
Unique words
37
Long words (>6 chars)
18
Paragraphs
1
Characters
337
Chars (no spaces)
288
Words / sentence
16.7
Chars / word
5.8
Reading time
15s
Speaking time
23s
Lines
1
Readability Formulas (9)
| Formula | Score | Scale | Interpretation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flesch Reading Ease | 52.9 | Fairly Difficult (10th–12th grade) | |
| Flesch-Kincaid Grade | 10.0 | 10th grade (15–16 yrs) | |
| Gunning Fog | 13.1 | College (18–22 yrs) | |
| SMOG Index | 12.5 | 12th grade (17–18 yrs) | |
| Coleman-Liau | 15.1 | College (18–22 yrs) | |
| Automated Readability Index | 14.0 | College (18–22 yrs) | |
| LIX | 52.7 | Medium (popular non-fiction) | |
| RIX | 6.0 | Very difficult | |
| FORCAST | 0.0 | Kindergarten (5–6 yrs) |
Consensus Grade
10.8
11th grade (16–17 yrs)
Formula disagreement (min–max): 15.1 grades
Average of Flesch-Kincaid, Fog, SMOG, Coleman-Liau, ARI and FORCAST.
Age / Grade Chart
| Grade | Age | Stage | Typical material |
|---|---|---|---|
| K–2 | 5–8 yrs | Beginner | Picture books, early readers |
| 3–5 | 8–11 yrs | Basic | Chapter books, simple non-fiction |
| 6–8 | 11–14 yrs | Intermediate | Middle-school texts, popular fiction |
| 9–12 | 14–18 yrs | Advanced | High-school texts, news analysistarget |
| 13+ | 18+ yrs | Expert | Academic journals, technical writing |
Per-Sentence Analysis
| # | Sentence | Words | Syl | Complex | FKGL | Fog | SMOG | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Flesch-Kincaid readability tests are readability tests designed to indicate how difficult a reading passage in English is to understand | 20 | 40 | 6 | 15.8 | 20.0 | 17.1 | Complex wordsFKGLFogSMOGDense syllables |
| 2 | There are two tests, the Flesch Reading Ease, and the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level | 13 | 17 | 1 | 4.9 | 8.3 | 8.8 | — |
| 3 | Although they use the same core measures (word length and sentence length), they have different weighting factors | 17 | 24 | 1 | 7.7 | 9.2 | 8.8 | — |