Flesch Reading Ease: What Your Score Means
The Flesch score turns sentence length and syllables into one readability number. Learn the bands and how to lift a low score.
What is the Readability Checker?
The Readability Checker computes the Flesch Reading Ease score from average sentence length and average syllables per word, with a plain-English grade label.
How to use it
- Paste your text.
- Click Check readability.
- Use the score and averages to simplify dense passages.
Worked example
A paragraph of long, technical sentences might score 35 (difficult); splitting sentences can lift it above 60.
How do I improve a low readability score?
Shorten sentences, swap long words for plain ones, and break dense paragraphs. Small edits usually lift the score quickly.
Frequently asked questions
What is a good Flesch score?
60-70 is standard, easy for most adults. 80+ is easy; below 30 is very difficult.
Is the score exact?
It is an estimate based on sentence and syllable counts, not a human judgement.