Word Counter & Readability Checker

Paste any copy - a product description, blog post or ad - and get counts, reading time and a plain-English readability score.

Words

0

Characters

0

Characters (no spaces)

0

Sentences

0

Paragraphs

0

Avg words / sentence

0.0

Reading time

0s

Speaking time

0s

Flesch reading ease

-

Add some text to see a readability score.

How it works

Paste any copy to see word count, character count, estimated reading time and a Flesch reading-ease score. Use it to keep blog posts, emails and product descriptions within a readable range.

Basic guide

Paste any piece of copy into the tool. It calculates word and character counts, sentence and paragraph counts, reading time, speaking time and Flesch reading ease.

Use the results to check whether copy is an appropriate length and how easy it is to read.

Example

Paste a product description or blog introduction.

The tool might report:

Words: 150
Characters: 950
Sentences: 9
Reading time: about 1 minute
Flesch reading ease: 65

Use the results as a guide when editing, rather than treating one readability score as a universal target.

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