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Flesch-Kincaid Calculator

Paste English prose to estimate readability from sentence length and syllable counts using the classic Flesch formulas.

Flesch Reading Ease
Flesch-Kincaid grade
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0Est. syllables
Reading Ease = 206.835 − 1.015 × words/sentences − 84.6 × syllables/words
Grade Level = 0.39 × words/sentences + 11.8 × syllables/words − 15.59

Paste → measure → inspect → export

Keep the focused metric for the task at hand, then use the shared dashboard to cross-check counts, lexical diversity, reading time and frequent terms without uploading the text.

Estimate English readability

The classic Flesch Reading Ease and Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level formulas use sentence length and syllables per word. Higher Reading Ease generally means easier prose, while Grade Level approximates a U.S. school grade.

Heuristic syllables

Browser-local syllable estimation is approximate. Names, abbreviations, code, formulas, and non-English text can distort the score, so treat the result as a writing signal rather than a formal assessment.

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