readability checker
ai
shashank · with ai as his sidekick
7 min read · updated apr 29, 2026
paste any text and get your flesch reading ease score, grade level, and plain-english advice on where to simplify.
paste any text and get your flesch reading ease score, grade level, and plain-english advice on where to simplify.
hold your voice doesn't just measure readability — it checks whether your writing still sounds like you. catch voice drift before your readers notice.
start for $1a score from 0–100. higher = easier to read. 60–70 is plain english (understood by most adults). below 30 is academic/legal. above 80 is easy enough for a 6th grader.
for general web content, aim for grade 6–8 (flesch-kincaid). marketing copy often targets grade 4–6 for maximum clarity. technical docs and legal can run higher.
shorten sentences (aim for under 20 words average), use one-to-two syllable words where possible, and cut filler phrases like "in order to" → "to".
no. some audiences expect complexity — academic papers, legal docs, technical specs. readability scoring is most useful for consumer-facing content where clarity = conversions.
founder of hold your voice. writes about brand voice, ai writing patterns, and the craft of sounding like yourself.
co-written with ai as sidekick. shashank drafts the voice; the ai pressure-tests the structure. anything that sounds wrong is shashank's fault — anything that sounds suspiciously generic is the ai's.