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Text Difficulty Score (Flesch Reading Ease)
Calculate the Flesch Reading Ease score and grade level of your text. Find out if your writing is easy, average or hard to read.
Flesch Reading Ease & Grade Level
Measure how easy or hard your text is to read. The Flesch Reading Ease score is a widely-used readability formula developed in 1948 and used by the U.S. military, schools, and SEO professionals.
Flesch Reading Ease scale
- 90-100: Very Easy (5th grade level)
- 80-90: Easy (6th grade)
- 70-80: Fairly Easy (7th grade)
- 60-70: Standard (8-9th grade) — recommended for general audiences
- 50-60: Fairly Difficult (10-12th grade)
- 30-50: Difficult (college)
- 0-30: Very Difficult (college graduate / academic)
Grade level explained
The Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level estimates the U.S. school grade required to understand the text. A score of 8.0 means an average 8th-grader (13-14 years old) can understand it. Most popular content (newspapers, blogs) targets a grade level of 7-9.
How to lower the difficulty
- Use shorter sentences (15-20 words ideal)
- Choose simpler words (avoid jargon)
- Break up dense paragraphs
- Use active voice instead of passive