Word counter and readability checker
Paste your text below. You get word count, sentence structure, reading level and keyword density — before you publish, rather than after someone tells you the page is hard going.
Word Counter & Readability Checker
Paste your content, then analyse word count, keyword density, and Flesch Reading Ease.
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Readability is a ranking factor by proxy
Google does not score your prose directly. It scores what people do when they arrive — and hard-going writing sends them back to the results page, which is a signal search engines act on.
- Clearer content gets read for longerTime on page is a quality signal. Simple, well-structured writing keeps people there.
- Short sentences convert betterService pages need punchy, scannable copy. Long paragraphs lose customers who were ready to buy.
- Reading level mattersMost UK adults read comfortably at around age 12 to 14. Writing above that narrows your audience for no benefit.
- Word count affects rankings, up to a pointThin pages under 300 words rarely rank. But padding is worse than being concise — quality always wins.
What to do with each score
- 1 · Check the word count firstBlog posts typically need 800 to 1,500 words to rank well. Service pages can work at 500 to 800 if the content is focused and useful.
- 2 · Look at the reading levelAim for a Flesch Reading Ease score above 60 — higher is easier. Below 50 usually means your sentences are too long or your vocabulary too complex.
- 3 · Break up long sentencesAnything over 25 words is hard to follow. Split it. Your readers and Google will both thank you.
- 4 · Cut the padding“In order to” becomes “to”. “At this point in time” becomes “now”. Tighter writing is clearer writing.
- 5 · Read it aloudIf you stumble over your own content, your visitors will too. The checker flags the measurable problems; your ear catches the tone.
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Once the writing is right
Readable content earns the time on page. These check whether anyone finds it in the first place.
- Meta Title & Description CheckerWhether your search listing earns the click before anyone reads a word.
- SEO Health Score CheckerThe technical grade for the whole site.
- Would I Buy From This Site?Whether readers convert once they have read it.
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