Readability & Reading Time Calculator
Paste your draft and see how hard it is to read before your audience does. Get the Flesch score, grade level, and how long it takes to read or say out loud — updating as you type.
How to use these scores
Reading ease and grade level both come from the same two levers: sentence length and word complexity. If your score is too hard, the fix is almost always the same — split long sentences and swap multi-syllable words for shorter ones. For most marketing and web copy, aim for a Reading Ease of 60+ (grade 8 or below). Technical or professional audiences tolerate denser writing, but clarity still converts better than cleverness.
Reading and speaking times are handy for sizing blog posts, email length, video scripts and voiceovers at a glance.
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Frequently asked questions
What is a good Flesch Reading Ease score?
The Flesch Reading Ease score runs from 0 to 100, where higher is easier. Most web and marketing copy should aim for 60 or above, which reads at roughly an 8th–9th grade level. Scores of 70–80 are plain and friendly; below 30 is very difficult and reads like academic or legal text.
What is the Flesch-Kincaid grade level?
It estimates the U.S. school grade level needed to understand your text, based on average words per sentence and syllables per word. A grade of 8 means an average 8th-grader could read it. For broad audiences, aim for grade 6–8.
How is reading time calculated?
Reading time here assumes an average silent reading speed of about 200 words per minute, and speaking time assumes about 130 words per minute for a natural spoken pace. Both are estimates — actual speed varies with difficulty and reader.