Free essay readability checker
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Paste any essay to see its reading grade level, word count, sentence length and more. Runs in your browser, nothing is stored.
We use the Flesch-Kincaid grade level formula, which combines average sentence length and average syllables per word. A score of 8 means a typical 8th grader can read the text comfortably.
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It's the share of different words in every 50-word stretch of text (moving-average type-token ratio). Higher means less repetition. Most strong student essays land between 65% and 80%.
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