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Website Readability Score

Paste a page URL or your own text to get its Flesch Reading Ease score, Flesch–Kincaid grade and word count — and see how easy your content is to read.

Check readability

Enter the URL of an article or page — or paste your own text.

Example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Readability — the main text of the page is scored, menus and footers are ignored.

How it works

Paste a URL

Enter the address of any public article or web page.

We read the text

The main content is extracted and its sentences and syllables counted.

Get your score

See the Flesch score, reading level, word count and an excerpt.

About the Website Readability Score tool

The Website Readability Score online tool is a web-based resource that evaluates the readability of written content on a website. It provides an assessment of how easy or difficult it is to comprehend the text. Users can input the URL of a website, and the tool analyzes the content by considering factors such as sentence structure, word length, and overall readability. Based on its analysis, the tool generates a readability score or grade level, indicating the reading difficulty of the text.

This tool is particularly useful for website owners, content creators, and marketers who want to ensure that their content is easily readable and accessible to a wide audience. By utilizing the Website Readability Score online tool, users can identify areas for improvement and make necessary adjustments to enhance the overall readability of their website's content. The goal is to optimize the user experience, improve engagement, and make the content more accessible to a broader range of readers.

What the score means

80 – 100 · Easy

Conversational English, easily understood by 11–12 year olds.

60 – 79 · Standard

Plain English that most adults read comfortably — ideal for the web.

30 – 59 · Difficult

High-school to college level; consider shorter sentences.

0 – 29 · Very difficult

Academic or technical text best understood by graduates.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Flesch Reading Ease score?

It is a widely used readability formula that rates text from 0 to 100 based on average sentence length and the average number of syllables per word. Higher scores mean the text is easier to read.

What is a good readability score for a website?

For most web content a score of 60–70 ("Standard") or higher is a good target — that is plain English most adults read comfortably. Marketing pages and blogs often aim for 70+ ("Fairly easy").

Which part of the page is analysed?

The tool reads the main article text of the page — headings, paragraphs and list items — and skips navigation, headers, footers, sidebars, forms and scripts.

How can I improve my readability score?

Use shorter sentences, prefer simple everyday words over long ones, break up long paragraphs and use headings and lists. Re-check the page after editing to see the score rise.

Is the readability checker free?

Yes — it is completely free and unlimited. No account, login or credit card is required to check any public web page.

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