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📖 Readability Score Calculator

Analyze text complexity with multiple readability formulas

Readability Scores

Text Statistics

💡 Understanding the Scores:
  • Flesch Reading Ease: 90-100 = Very Easy, 60-70 = Standard, 0-30 = Very Difficult
  • Flesch-Kincaid Grade: U.S. school grade level needed to understand the text
  • Gunning Fog Index: Years of formal education needed
  • SMOG Index: Years of education needed to understand (more accurate for health texts)
  • Coleman-Liau Index: Based on characters rather than syllables
  • Lower scores = Easier to read | Higher scores = More difficult

Frequently Asked Questions

What is readability analysis?

Readability analysis measures how easy or difficult it is to read and understand a piece of text. It uses various formulas to calculate scores based on sentence length, word complexity, and other linguistic features.

What do the different readability scores mean?

Each score represents a different measurement: Flesch Reading Ease (higher = easier), Flesch-Kincaid Grade (U.S. school grade level needed), Gunning Fog Index (years of education needed), SMOG Index, Coleman-Liau Index, and Automated Readability Index.

How accurate are these readability scores?

These scores provide good approximations of text difficulty, but they can't capture all nuances of readability like context, reader familiarity with content, or text structure. They're best used as guidelines rather than absolute measures.

Who uses readability analysis?

Authors, educators, content creators, journalists, and web designers use readability analysis to ensure their content reaches the intended audience. It's also important for accessibility and educational materials.