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Readability Results
Scores and interpretations based on multiple readability formulas
Average Reading Level
This consensus score is the average of all grade-level readability metrics, providing a more reliable assessment of your text’s difficulty.
Overall Readability
Key Metrics
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Sentences
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Avg Word Length
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Avg Sentence Length
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Audience Reach
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of adults can comfortably read this text
Reading & Speaking Time
Reading Time
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at 250 words per minute
Speaking Time
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at 130 words per minute
Detailed Readability Scores
A comprehensive breakdown of readability scores from different formulas.
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Understanding Readability Formulas
Readability formulas provide different perspectives on how difficult a text is to read. Each formula uses different variables to calculate scores:
Flesch Reading Ease (0-100) (0-100)
206.835 – 1.015 × (words/sentences) – 84.6 × (syllables/words)
Higher scores indicate easier reading. Takes sentence length and syllables per word into account.
Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level
0.39 × (words/sentences) + 11.8 × (syllables/words) – 15.59
Indicates the U.S. school grade level needed to understand the text.
Gunning Fog Index
0.4 × ((words/sentences) + percentage of complex words)
Estimates the years of formal education needed to understand a text on first reading. Considers sentence length and the percentage of complex words.
Coleman-Liau Index
0.0588 × L – 0.296 × S – 15.8
Based on characters per word and sentences.
Text Statistics
Detailed metrics and statistics about your text.
Basic Statistics
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Length Metrics
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Word Complexity
Complex Words
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Total Syllables
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Monosyllabic Words
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Polysyllabic Words
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Most Common Words
Sentence Length Distribution
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Highlighted Text
Your text with readability features highlighted to help identify areas for improvement.
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Long sentences
Sentences with 20+ words
Sentences like this one that have many words can be hard to follow.
Complex words
Words with 3+ syllables
Words such as “comprehension” and “systematic” are highlighted.
Passive voice
This clause uses passive voice. Active voice is usually clearer and more direct.
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Transition words
Words that connect ideas
Words such as “however” and “furthermore” help text flow.
Improvement Suggestions
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Audience Reach Analysis
Understand which audience can access your text based on education level and reading skills.
Audience Reach
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of your potential audience can read and understand this text
Addressable Audience --%
People specifically interested in your content area
General Public --%
Average people with no specific interest in your topic
Based on readability scores and National Center for Education Statistics literacy data
Education Level Required
Elementary School Graduate Level
5 8 12 16 18+
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U.S. Population Reading Levels
Basic or Below (5th grade) 21%
Intermediate (6th–8th grade) 43%
Proficient (9th–12th grade) 29%
Advanced (college) 7%
Typical Reading Levels by Content
Comics & Children’s Books
3-5 Popular Fiction
6-8 U.S. History Textbooks
11-12 Popular Magazines
8-10 Newspapers
9-11 Medical Journals
14-16 Academic Papers
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