Paste in any text to get its Flesch Reading Ease score and Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level.
The Flesch Reading Ease and Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level are widely used formulas that estimate how easy a piece of text is to read, based on sentence length and syllable complexity.
Flesch Reading Ease = 206.835 - 1.015 × (Words ÷ Sentences) - 84.6 × (Syllables ÷ Words)
Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level = 0.39 × (Words ÷ Sentences) + 11.8 × (Syllables ÷ Words) - 15.59
A Reading Ease score of 60-70 corresponds to text that's easily understood by 8th and 9th graders - a common target for general web content.
Formulas like Flesch-Kincaid use sentence length and syllable count to estimate required comprehension grade level.
More complex text requiring a higher education level to read comfortably.
Content matched to your audience's reading level improves comprehension and engagement.