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title: "Free Readability Checker Tool | Analyze Text Readability"
description: "Check your content readability for free. Get Flesch-Kincaid, Gunning Fog, SMOG scores instantly. Improve SEO rankings with our AI-powered readability analyzer."
url: "https://snowseo.com/free-tools/readability-checker"
---

# Make your writing
*easier to read.*

Six readability formulas, the sentences to shorten, and an AI rewrite for each. No signup, no card.

By WebsiteBy Text

Analyze readability

Enter a website URL to analyze its content

## Six formulas,
*plain answers.*

Paste text or a URL to see how hard it is to read, and where it gets hard.

- ### Six formulas

  Flesch Reading Ease, Flesch-Kincaid, Gunning Fog, SMOG, Coleman-Liau and ARI.

- ### Your text in numbers

  Words, sentences, syllables, reading time and speaking time.

- ### Hard spots

  Complex words and the longest sentences, flagged for you.

- ### Rewrite with AI

  Get a simpler version of any long sentence in one click.

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- ### What is a readability checker?

  A readability checker analyzes text to determine how easy it is to read. It evaluates sentence length, word complexity and vocabulary level to generate scores indicating comprehension difficulty.

- ### How does SnowSEO's readability checker work?

  Enter a page URL or paste your text (50 characters to 500 words). You get six readability scores, word, sentence and syllable counts, reading and speaking time, and it points out complex words and long sentences. For any long sentence, AI can suggest a simpler rewrite, one sentence at a time.

- ### What readability scores does this tool provide?

  Flesch Reading Ease gives a 0-100 score where higher means easier. Five more scores estimate the U.S. school grade needed to understand the text: Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level, Gunning Fog Index, SMOG Index, Coleman-Liau Index and Automated Readability Index (ARI).

- ### Is the readability checker free?

  Yes. Run it without an account: 2 free uses per tool each year. Sign in for more.

- ### What is a good readability score?

  For general web content, aim for 60-70 Flesch Reading Ease. Product pages benefit from higher scores since simpler language reduces friction. Technical documentation can target 50-60. Children's content should target 80+.

- ### How can I improve my content's readability?

  Target 15-20 words per sentence on average. Break paragraphs frequently. Use simpler synonyms. Add subheadings every 300 words. Use bullet points for sequences. Start with the long sentences the checker flags, and use the AI rewrite to get a simpler version.

- ### How does readability affect SEO?

  Readability isn't a direct ranking factor, but it strongly influences user behavior. Clear content keeps readers on page longer and reduces bounce rate. Readable content earns more shares and links. Confusing content gets abandoned.

- ### What is Flesch Reading Ease and how is it calculated?

  Flesch Reading Ease is the most widely used formula. It scores texts 0-100 based on average sentence length and average syllables per word. Shorter sentences and shorter words create easier reading. A score of 60-70 is accessible to most adults.

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