Some copy is dense on purpose, most is dense by accident, and the author is always the last person to notice. Readability formulas exist to catch that gap, but the math is fiddly enough that nobody does it by hand.
Paste text and get the Flesch reading ease, the grade level, and sentence and word stats in one shot. Aim the grade a step below your audience and your writing will not feel like it is talking down to better readers.
Try it now: open the free tool, runs 100{ddff9936f8333f09603555df7bd6492034f3a4a35de784276d3cf3d66166a113} in your browser.
Bottom line: grade below the audience level, not at it.
Your turn: use the tool free here, no signup, nothing leaves your device.
How do you use Readability Score Calculator?
Open the Readability Score Calculator in your browser (Flesch-Kincaid and grade level). Type or paste your input, adjust the options, and copy the result. Everything runs locally on your device with no account and nothing stored, so the three steps below take seconds even for confidential work.
- Paste the text you want to work with.
- Choose the transformation you need.
- Copy the result, or tweak the input to see it update live.
Try Readability Score Calculator free. It opens right in your browser.