{"id":25358,"date":"2021-01-13T11:15:32","date_gmt":"2021-01-13T15:15:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/?p=25358"},"modified":"2024-01-01T08:48:52","modified_gmt":"2024-01-01T12:48:52","slug":"measure-readability-with-these-5-readability-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2021\/01\/measure-readability-with-these-5-readability-apps\/","title":{"rendered":"Measure readability with these 6 readability apps"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Test your clarity with these free online tools<\/h2>\n<p>There are a million readability tools out there. Here are 6 of my favorites:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25366\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25366\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"25366\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2021\/01\/measure-readability-with-these-5-readability-apps\/readability-apps\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/readability-apps.png\" data-orig-size=\"450,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"readability-apps\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How long is too long?&lt;\/strong&gt; Make sure your reading materials are readable with these free online readability apps.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/readability-apps-300x200.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/readability-apps.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/readability-apps.png\" alt=\"Readability apps\" title=\"Readability apps\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25366 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/readability-apps.png 450w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/readability-apps-300x200.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 450px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 450\/300;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"25366\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2021\/01\/measure-readability-with-these-5-readability-apps\/readability-apps\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/readability-apps.png\" data-orig-size=\"450,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"readability-apps\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How long is too long?&lt;\/strong&gt; Make sure your reading materials are readable with these free online readability apps.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/readability-apps-300x200.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/readability-apps.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/readability-apps.png\" alt=\"Readability apps\" title=\"Readability apps\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/readability-apps.png 450w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/readability-apps-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25366\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>How long is too long?<\/strong> Make sure your reading materials are readable with these free online readability apps. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/measuring-tape-form-eight-on-blue-1032940582\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Image by Eugenia Terekhova<\/em><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>1. <a href=\"https:\/\/datayze.com\/readability-analyzer.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Datayze Readability Analyzer<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>This tool not only analyzes readability, but also gives you different ways to dig into your message.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"25368\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2021\/01\/measure-readability-with-these-5-readability-apps\/datayze-readability-analyzer\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/datayze-readability-analyzer.png\" data-orig-size=\"500,258\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"datayze-readability-analyzer\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/datayze-readability-analyzer-300x155.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/datayze-readability-analyzer.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/datayze-readability-analyzer.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"258\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25368 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/datayze-readability-analyzer.png 500w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/datayze-readability-analyzer-300x155.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/258;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"25368\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2021\/01\/measure-readability-with-these-5-readability-apps\/datayze-readability-analyzer\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/datayze-readability-analyzer.png\" data-orig-size=\"500,258\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"datayze-readability-analyzer\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/datayze-readability-analyzer-300x155.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/datayze-readability-analyzer.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/datayze-readability-analyzer.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"258\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/datayze-readability-analyzer.png 500w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/datayze-readability-analyzer-300x155.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Find out your words per sentence, characters per word and percentage of difficult words. Get your scores on the Flesch Reading Ease, Gunning Fog, Flesch-Kincaid, SMOG, Dale-Chall and Fry indexes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"25369\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2021\/01\/measure-readability-with-these-5-readability-apps\/datayze-readability-app-paragraph-level-readability\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/datayze-readability-app-paragraph-level-readability.png\" data-orig-size=\"500,326\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"datayze-readability-app-paragraph-level-readability\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/datayze-readability-app-paragraph-level-readability-300x196.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/datayze-readability-app-paragraph-level-readability.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/datayze-readability-app-paragraph-level-readability.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"326\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25369 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/datayze-readability-app-paragraph-level-readability.png 500w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/datayze-readability-app-paragraph-level-readability-300x196.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/326;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"25369\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2021\/01\/measure-readability-with-these-5-readability-apps\/datayze-readability-app-paragraph-level-readability\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/datayze-readability-app-paragraph-level-readability.png\" data-orig-size=\"500,326\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"datayze-readability-app-paragraph-level-readability\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/datayze-readability-app-paragraph-level-readability-300x196.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/datayze-readability-app-paragraph-level-readability.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/datayze-readability-app-paragraph-level-readability.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"326\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/datayze-readability-app-paragraph-level-readability.png 500w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/datayze-readability-app-paragraph-level-readability-300x196.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Sort your paragraph-level readability by descending difficulty when you have only a few minutes to fix your most egregious readability issues.<\/p>\n<p>Image<\/p>\n<p>And check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/datayze.com\/difficult-word-finder.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Difficult and Extraneous Word Finder<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/datayze.com\/passive-voice-detector.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Passive Voice Detector<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>2. <a href=\"http:\/\/gunning-fog-index.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gunning Fog Index calculator<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Paste your copy into this readability app to learn the reading grade level of your piece.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"25370\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2021\/01\/measure-readability-with-these-5-readability-apps\/gunning-fog-index\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/gunning-fog-index.png\" data-orig-size=\"500,384\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"gunning-fog-index\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/gunning-fog-index-300x230.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/gunning-fog-index.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/gunning-fog-index.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"384\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25370 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/gunning-fog-index.png 500w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/gunning-fog-index-300x230.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/384;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"25370\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2021\/01\/measure-readability-with-these-5-readability-apps\/gunning-fog-index\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/gunning-fog-index.png\" data-orig-size=\"500,384\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"gunning-fog-index\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/gunning-fog-index-300x230.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/gunning-fog-index.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/gunning-fog-index.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"384\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/gunning-fog-index.png 500w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/gunning-fog-index-300x230.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Bonus: This readability app highlights your longish words \u2014 those of three syllables or more \u2014 so you can easily find substitutes.<\/p>\n<h3>3. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hemingwayapp.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hemingway App<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>WWHD? How would Ernest Hemingway, the master of tight prose, handle, say, your annual report?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"25371\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2021\/01\/measure-readability-with-these-5-readability-apps\/hemingway-app-storytoolz\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/hemingway-app-storytoolz.png\" data-orig-size=\"450,252\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"hemingway-app-storytoolz\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/hemingway-app-storytoolz-300x168.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/hemingway-app-storytoolz.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/hemingway-app-storytoolz.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"252\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25371 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/hemingway-app-storytoolz.png 450w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/hemingway-app-storytoolz-300x168.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 450px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 450\/252;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"25371\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2021\/01\/measure-readability-with-these-5-readability-apps\/hemingway-app-storytoolz\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/hemingway-app-storytoolz.png\" data-orig-size=\"450,252\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"hemingway-app-storytoolz\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/hemingway-app-storytoolz-300x168.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/hemingway-app-storytoolz.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/hemingway-app-storytoolz.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"252\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/hemingway-app-storytoolz.png 450w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/hemingway-app-storytoolz-300x168.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Paste your copy into The Hemingway App to find out:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Which sentences are hard to read<\/li>\n<li>How many adverbs your verbs are leaning on<\/li>\n<li>Which words or phrases could be simpler<\/li>\n<li>Where you\u2019re using the passive voice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Bonus: The Hemingway App also offers suggestions for making your copy clearer. Having trouble finding that passive sentence? Let Hemingway find it for you.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2021\/01\/measure-readability-with-the-hemingway-readability-app\/\">Learn more about the Hemingway App<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>4. <a href=\"http:\/\/juicystudio.com\/services\/readability.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Juicy Studios online readability tester<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Plug in your URL, and this readability app will give you a dozen metrics on your web page.<\/p>\n<table class=\"pinktable\" style=\"width: 60%; background-color: #ffffff;\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"3\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center; font-weight:bold;\" colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\">Reading Level Results<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: lightgrey;\">\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Summary<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Value<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">Total sentences<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">382<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: lightgrey;\">\n<td valign=\"top\">Total words<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">1376<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">Average words per Sentence<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">3.60<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: lightgrey;\">\n<td valign=\"top\">Words with 1 Syllable<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">574<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">Words with 2 Syllables<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">425<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: lightgrey;\">\n<td valign=\"top\">Words with 3 Syllables<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">160<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">Words with 4 or more Syllables<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">217<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: lightgrey;\">\n<td valign=\"top\">Percentage of word with three or more syllables<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">27.40%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">Average Syllables per Word<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">2.01<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: lightgrey;\">\n<td valign=\"top\">Gunning Fog Index<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">12.40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">Flesch Reading Ease<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">32.75<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: lightgrey;\">\n<td valign=\"top\">Flesch-Kincaid Grade<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">9.59<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Bonus: Philip Chalmers of Benefit from IT provides context for Fog Index scores so you can see how your page or post stacks up:<\/p>\n<table class=\"pinktable\" style=\"width: 60%; background-color: #ffffff;\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"3\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center; font-weight:bold;\" colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\">Typical Fog Index Scores<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: lightgrey;\">\n<td style=\"width:10%;\" valign=\"top\"><strong>Fog Index<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width:50%;\" valign=\"top\"><strong>Resources<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">6<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">TV guides, The Bible, Mark Twain<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: lightgrey;\">\n<td valign=\"top\">8<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Reader&#8217;s Digest<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">8 &#8211; 10<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Most popular novels<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: lightgrey;\">\n<td valign=\"top\">10<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Time, Newsweek<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">11<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Wall Street Journal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: lightgrey;\">\n<td valign=\"top\">14<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">The Times, The Guardian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">15 &#8211; 20<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Academic papers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: lightgrey;\">\n<td valign=\"top\">Over 20<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Only government sites can  get away  with this, because you can&#8217;t ignore them<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">Over 30<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">The government is covering something up<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>5. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2021\/01\/measure-readability-with-storytoolz-readability-analyzer\/\">STORYToolz<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Plug in a chunk of copy, and STORYToolz will deliver a wealth of readability information \u2014 34 pieces of data in all, from the words you use to start your sentences to the number of \u201cto be\u201d verbs.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you\u2019re writing email marketing messages or intranet articles, here are some things to look for in this readability scoring algorithm:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Reading levels<\/strong>: You\u2019ll get eight readability test scores, from the Automated Readability Index to SMOG (Simple Measure of Gobbledygook). Most measure how hard it is to read and understand your message.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sentence length<\/strong>: You\u2019ll find everything from words per sentence to characters per word in this section of STORYtoolz.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Word usage<\/strong>: Here, you\u2019ll be able to: 1) Turn polysyllabic words into small ones; 2) Strengthen weak verbs; 3) Reduce the number of words that link phrases into long sentences; 4) Clarify confusing words.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sentence beginnings<\/strong>: Subject-verb-object sentences are the most readable. Here you\u2019ll find out how often you diverge from that structure.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>6. <a href=\"https:\/\/originality.ai\/readability-checker\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Text Readability Checker<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Get readability scores, average word and sentence length, text stats and keyword density. 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