The Readability Test Tool
Give the Readability Test Tool your
webpage address and it analyzes the text using the common readability
indicators like Flesch Kincaid Reading Ease, Flesch Kincaid Grade
Level, Gunning Fog Score, Coleman Liau Index, and Automated
Readability Index (ARI).
There are three flexible options to
carry out the tests ““ using an URL, by directly pasting the
text, or by adding a referral link to the source page. There’s a
fourth option in the form of a browser bookmarklet.
For a first timer, the tests are easy
to understand because an explanation of the scores is also given.
Juicy Studio’s Readability Test
Test the readability of a website by
adding the page link to the field box given on the site. The service
gives an explanation of what the Flesch Kincaid Reading Ease, Flesch
Kincaid Grade Level, and the Gunning Fog Score scores are supposed to
mean.
As it is a test based on an URL rather
than direct copy, the results can go slightly awry if the webpage is
graphic heavy. It is a bit cumbersome to interpret the scores because
unlike the last test tool it doesn’t match the readability ease
with a particular age group. But as the explanations for the scores
are given right below, we can make an assessment.
Online-utility.org
Online-utility.org is a collection of
free tools, one of which happens to be a readability calculator. The
tool covers four measures – Coleman Liau index, Flesh Kincaid Grade
Level, ARI (Automated Readability Index) and SMOG.
Copy-paste the text and get the scores.
The results also display a list of sentences which can be structured
better to improve overall readability.
Readability.info
Readability.info can analyze text from
an URL and a MS Word Document. You have measures like Coleman Liau
index, Flesh Kincaid Grade Level, ARI (Automated Readability Index),
SMOG, Fog Index and Lix formula. Word usage counts are also given
which can help identify excessive use of particular parts of speech.
Also follow the link given right at the
bottom which brings up readability scores for some well known
websites.
Text Content Analysis Tool
This readability web tool gives out
stats relating to word count, unique words, number of sentences,
average words per sentence, lexical density, and the Gunning Fog
readability index.
With a free registration you can access
the Advanced Text Analyzer tool. With the free registration, you can
submit texts longer than 10000 words and can also use a Graded Text
Analysis Tool plus a sortable word frequency list.
Even in the standard service, a word
frequency cloud is quite handy to display your most used words by
relative size.
Lexicool Textalyser
Paste your content in the simple form
field and click on Go to get the readability statistics. You can also
enter an URL for webpage analysis.
The tool analyses word groups in more
detail especially with regards to density of certain words. You can
set it to examine the text for specific words or expressions. This
makes it useful as a basic keyword measurement tool. The site lacks
explanation aids, but it says that it’s coming up.
WordsCount
You get a simple text field and a
submit button. WordsCount also has three more measuring indices which
we haven’t seen in the above services ““ Spache Index,
Dale-Chall Index and Dale-Chall Grade.
The site also has a syllable counter
which uses a dictionary at the backend to look up the lengths and
thus claims to be more accurate.
SMOG Readability Calculator
This calculator is based on a single
measurement index called Simple Measure of Gobbledygook. Yes, this
actually is the name and it measures the years of education needed to
completely understand a piece of writing. The calculator is provided
by the developed the test – G. Harry McLaughlin.
The web form has a word limit of 2000
words and it is simple without a URL checker. It seems just an
interface as the Calculate button redirects the analysis to the
WordsCount website.
These free web services can not only
help us improve our web writing but also improve the search engine
ranking score because readability has a direct relation to the SEO of
a website too. Readers will stay on an article or site if they can
effortlessly understand it.
keyword:
writing tips
journalism
self-improvement
text
article
words
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