PageKiwiReadability
Most people read best at about the level of a 12-year-old, even when they could manage more. Paste your page's text and see how yours does.
The Wrenfield Select Board's "About" page, written badly on purpose.
Your text, marked
Long sentence Hard word Jargon, with a plainer word
Worked out on your computer; your text isn't sent anywhere. The grade level uses the Flesch-Kincaid formula, a rough guide made for English.
Plain language is part of accessibility: it helps people with learning disabilities, and anyone reading in a second language or in a hurry. Website accessibility: where to start, with the tools that help and what the law asks.
How to use it
- Copy the text from one page of your website and paste it in the box.
- Read the grade level, then the marked text below it.
- Rewrite the marked sentences: split long ones, swap jargon for the plainer word shown, and paste again to compare.
What your results mean
- Grade level
- The US school grade (with the matching age) at which most people could read it easily. Aim for grade 7 to 9 for a general audience.
- Long sentence
- Over 25 words. Split it in two.
- Hard word
- Four or more syllables. Often there's a shorter one.
- Jargon
- Business words with a plainer word that means the same.