Readability & Reading Time Checker

Your readability score

Sentence check

Long sentences are the number one reason blog posts feel hard to read. Sentences over 25 words are flagged in amber, and over 35 words in red. Showing up to the first 50 sentences.

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How to use this checker

1. Paste your draft into the box above. The score, times and sentence check update as you type.
2. Look at the big score first. For a blog, aim for a Reading Ease of 60–70 or higher.
3. Work through the red and amber sentences in the sentence check — splitting one long sentence usually lifts the score more than changing single words.
4. Use the reading time to judge length: a 1,000-word post takes about 5 minutes to read.
5. Edit, re-check, and publish when the verdict says you are in the blog-friendly zone.

What is a good readability score for a blog?

For most blogs, a Flesch Reading Ease score of 60–70 is the sweet spot: it reads as standard, plain English that a 13–15-year-old can follow, which is exactly right for a general online audience reading on a phone. Scores of 70+ are even easier and suit beginners' guides and how-to posts. Below 50, text starts to feel like an academic paper — fine for a thesis, hard work for a blog reader, who will usually click away.

Two habits do most of the work: shorter sentences (aim for an average under 20 words) and simpler words (use "use" instead of "utilise", "help" instead of "facilitate"). The grade level simply restates the same idea in school years — a grade of 8 means a typical 13–14-year-old can read it comfortably.