Readability Score Checker

Hey guys! We have another simple writing tool for you here at LGATools. It is called the readability score checker, and it can help you see how easy your content is for people to read.

Just think about your next blog post, website page, schoolwork, or email. Instead of guessing if it is easy to read, you can check it and see the reading score, grade level, and other text details.

Before we get into the steps, let me quickly explain what this checker does:

What is a Readability Score Checker?

A readability checker online checks your text and gives you scores that show its reading difficulty. Our tool uses Flesch Reading Ease and Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level and also counts your words, sentences, and syllables.

So, now that we have that out of the way, let’s see how to use it.

Using our checker is very simple. You do not need to know any math or learn the formulas. Just follow these steps:

• Step 1: Add Your Text: Type or paste the writing you want to check into the text box.
• Step 2: Check the Results: Once your text is there, look at the results shown by the checker.
• Step 3: Look at Reading Ease: Check your Flesch Reading Ease number. Remember, a higher number means easier reading.
• Step 4: Look at Grade Level: Check the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level to see the school grade shown for your writing.
• Step 5: Check the Word Count: Look at how many words you used.
• Step 6: Check Your Sentences: See how many sentences are in your text.
• Step 7: Look at Syllables: The checker also tells you how many syllables are in the text.
• Step 8: Check the Averages: You can see how many words are used in each sentence on average and how many syllables are in each word.
• Step 9: Make Changes If Needed: If your text feels too hard, make some sentences shorter or change some hard words to easy ones. Then check it again.
• Step 10: Clear Everything: When you want to start with new text, use the Reset or Clear option.

Here is how you can add our tool to your website:

• Step 1: Go to LGATools.com and create an account or log in.
• Step 2: Open your dashboard.
• Step 3: Click Generate API.
• Step 4: Find the Readability Score Checker and select it.
• Step 5: Click Generate Code.
• Step 6: Choose your plan and finish the payment.
• Step 7: Go to your Tool List after your order is complete.
• Step 8: Copy the code shown there.
• Step 9: Paste the code into the Custom HTML part of your website.
• Step 10: Save or publish your page. Your visitors can then use the checker from your website.

Let us take a look at the things you can see and use inside the checker:

• Flesch Reading Ease: Get a number from 0 to 100. A higher number means your text is easier to read.
• Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level: See the school grade level shown for your writing.
• Words: See the total number of words in your text.
• Sentences: See the total number of sentences.
• Syllables: See the total number of syllables found in your text.
• Words / Sentence: Find your average sentence length. This lets you see if your sentences are short or long.
• Syllables / Word: See the average number of syllables in your words.
• Load Example: Want to see how it works first? Click Load Example and the checker will give you sample text to try.
• Clear: Remove the current text when you want to check something else.
• Reset: Start over with a clean checker.
• Works in Your Browser: Everything runs inside your browser. You do not need to send your writing to another place just to get the score.

After you check your text, you will see several numbers. Do not worry if they look confusing at first. Here is what they mean.

• Flesch Reading Ease: This is the number that tells you how easy your text is to read. If the number is higher, your text is usually easier. A score between 60 and 70 is often seen as plain English for many web pages.
• Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level: This gives you a school grade estimate. If you see 6.7, for example, your writing is around a 7th-grade reading level.
• Words: This is simply the number of words in the text you checked.
• Sentences: This tells you how many sentences you wrote.
• Syllables: This is the total number of syllables counted in your words.
• Words / Sentence: This tells you the average number of words in one sentence. If the number is very high, your sentences may be getting too long.
• Syllables / Word: This shows the average number of syllables in your words.

For example, our sample result shows a 64.6 Flesch Reading Ease score and a 6.7 Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level. It also has 39 words, 4 sentences, and 61 syllables.

You do not have to be a professional writer to use a readability checker. It can be useful for many people:

• Blog Writers: Check your blog before you post it. This can help you make your writing easier for your readers.
• Website Owners: Check the words on your website so visitors can understand your message without much effort.
• Students: Put your assignment or essay into the checker and see if your writing is too hard to read.
• Teachers: Check learning material before giving it to students.
• Content Writers: Check articles and other content before sending them to a client or publishing them online.
• Business Owners: Make your website and business messages easy for customers to understand.
• Email Writers: Check an important email before sending it when you want your message to be clear.

Guys, you can always read your writing yourself, but sometimes it is hard to notice your own mistakes. A quick check can show you things you may have missed:

• Easy to Use: Just add your text and look at the results.
• Quick Results: You do not have to wait a long time to see your numbers.
• Several Details Together: You can see your main scores along with words, sentences, and syllables.
• Simple Numbers: The results are easy to look at and compare.
• Good for Many Types of Writing: You can check blog posts, web pages, schoolwork, emails, and more.
• No Math Needed: The checker does the formula work for you.
• Works in Your Browser: The tool runs completely in your browser.

If your writing is harder to read than you want, do not worry. You can fix many things with a few small changes:

• Make Long Sentences Shorter: If a sentence is taking too long to finish, split it into two sentences.
• Use Small and Common Words: If an easy word says the same thing, use the easy word.
• Do Not Add Extra Words: Say what you need to say and stop there.
• Keep One Main Idea Together: Try not to put many different ideas into one sentence.
• Make Small Paragraphs: Big blocks of text can be tiring to read. Small paragraphs are easier on the eyes.
• Read Your Writing Out Loud: If you get stuck while reading a sentence, your reader may also find it hard.
• Check Your New Version: After making changes, put the text into the checker again and see what happened to your score.

Here are some common things you may notice while using the checker:

• Problem: My score is lower than I wanted. Fix: Look for long sentences and hard words. Make them simpler and check your text again.
• Problem: My grade level is high. Fix: Try shorter sentences and easier words. This can bring the reading level down.
• Problem: The syllable number looks a little different from mine. Fix: That can happen. The checker uses a normal vowel-group method to count syllables. Some words can be counted a little differently.
• Problem: I only have a few words to check. Fix: You can still check them, but a longer piece of writing can give a more useful result.
• Problem: My score is good, but the writing still feels confusing. Fix: A number cannot tell you everything. Read your content yourself and make sure the ideas are clear.
• Problem: I want to check another piece of writing. Fix: Clear the old text, add your new text, and check it again.

If you write for the internet, try to make things easy for people who are quickly reading your page.

Start with the main point. Do not make readers search through a long paragraph to find what you want to tell them.

Use short sentences where you can. For example, instead of putting three ideas into one long sentence, give each idea its own sentence.

Also, do not feel that you need big words to make your writing look smart. If a simple word works, use it.

After you finish writing, run the content through our checker. Look at the results and then read the page one more time yourself. This gives you both the numbers and your own judgment.

So guys, that is our simple guide to the readability score checker. You can add your writing, see the Reading Ease score and Grade Level, check your words and sentences, and use those results to improve your content.

My advice is simple: do not make your reader work too hard. If you can explain something in an easy way, do it. Clear writing is easier for people to understand, especially when they are reading on a phone or quickly looking through a website.

Next time you finish a blog post, website page, email, or school assignment, give it a quick check before you call it done. You may find a few places that can be made much easier.

Got a question about LGATools or one of our tools? Just let us know. We are always happy to help.

Here are some common questions about our online readability calculator. We have kept the answers short and simple so you can find what you need quickly:

1. What is a readability score?

A readability score gives you an idea of how easy or hard your writing is to read. It looks at things like the words and sentences in your text and turns them into a simple score.

2. What does the Flesch Reading Ease score mean?

The Flesch Reading Ease score uses a 0 to 100 scale. A higher number means your text is easier to read, while a lower number means it may be harder for readers.

For example, a score of 64.6 is around the plain-English range that works well for much web content.

3. What is the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level?

It gives you an estimated school grade for your writing. So, if the checker shows 6.7, your text is around a 7th-grade reading level.

It does not mean only 7th-grade students can read it. It is simply a way to show the reading level in a number that is easy to understand.

4. How do I check readability score of my content?

It is very easy:

• Paste or type your text into the checker.
• Let the tool calculate the results.
• Check your Reading Ease and Grade Level.
• Look at the word, sentence, and syllable numbers too.

5. What is a good readability score for website content?

There is no one perfect number for every website. However, 60 to 70 on the Flesch Reading Ease scale is often considered plain English and can be a useful target for general web content.

The most important thing is that your readers can understand your message without having to work too hard.

6. How can I improve a low readability score?

Start with the sentences that feel too long. Break them into smaller sentences where you can.

Then look for words that are hard to understand. If a simple word can say the same thing, use it. After making your changes, run the text through the checker again.

7. What do Words / Sentence mean?

This number tells you the average number of words in each sentence. For example, if your result is 9.8, your sentences have about 10 words each on average.

If this number is very high, you may want to look at your sentences and see if some can be made shorter.

8. What does Syllables / Word mean?

It tells you the average number of syllables in the words you used. Your tool may show a result such as 1.56 syllables per word.

This number is one of the details used when working out the readability of your text.

9. Why does the tool count syllables?

Syllables help the Flesch formulas judge how easy or difficult words are. Words with more syllables can often be harder to read, although this is not true for every word.

The checker uses a standard vowel-group method to count them. Because some words are unusual, the count can sometimes be off by one.

10. Can I use this tool to check a blog post?

Yes. A blog post is a good example of content you can check. You can see if the writing is easy to follow before you publish it.

You can also use it for website pages, articles, emails, schoolwork, product descriptions, and other text.

11. Can students use a readability checker?

Yes. Students can check essays, assignments, reports, and other school writing. It can help you notice long sentences or words that may be difficult for your reader.

12. Can I use a readability checker for SEO content?

Yes. If you write blog posts or website content for SEO, you can use the checker to get an idea of how easy the text is to read.

A readability score does not tell you whether your content will rank in search results. It is mainly useful for checking the reading difficulty of your writing.

13. Does a high readability score mean my content is better?

Not always. A high score means the text is easier to read, but that is only one part of good writing. Your content should also give useful information, make sense, and answer what the reader came to find.

14. Why is my readability score different from another tool?

Different readability tools may use slightly different ways to count words, sentences, or syllables. This can cause the final number to be a little different.

So, if two tools give you slightly different results, that does not always mean one of them is broken.

15. How accurate is a Flesch readability score?

It is a useful estimate, not a perfect test of how every person will understand your writing. The score is worked out from things such as sentence length and syllable count.

It is best to use the number as a guide and also read your content yourself.

16. Does the readability score checker work on mobile?

Yes, you can use a browser-based tool on devices that have a supported web browser. You can paste your text into the checker and view the results there.

The tool itself does not require you to install a separate program.