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Readability and Word Count Checker

Paste a post and see how long and how hard to read it is: words, reading time, a readability score, your longest sentences, walls of text and three-word phrases you repeat. English and Turkish. The text never leaves your browser.

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What the numbers mean

For English the score is Flesch reading ease: higher is easier, and 60 to 70 is conventionally read as plain English. For Turkish it's Ateşman's formula, an adaptation of Flesch for Turkish word lengths, read the same way.

Both formulas only count sentence length and syllables per word. They can't tell whether a text is correct, original or useful, so treat a low score as a prompt to look at your sentences, not as a verdict.

Word count and AdSense

Google doesn't set a minimum word count for AdSense or for Search. What reviewers look for is enough original content to understand and evaluate the site. A 600-word post that answers its question beats a 2,000-word one padded to hit a number.

The count still helps in one place: very short posts across a whole site often mean there isn't much to evaluate yet. Our guide on words per post goes through it.

Repeated phrases

Three-word phrases used three or more times are listed. A few are normal (a product name, a term you define). A long list usually means template sentences or a keyword pushed into every paragraph, both of which read badly and are what Google's spam policies call keyword stuffing when taken far.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

Does Google use readability scores?

Google doesn't say it uses Flesch or any formula. Its guidance is about content that's helpful and easy to read for people, and a readability score is one rough way to spot hard text.

How many words should a blog post have for AdSense?

There's no number. Write as much as the topic needs to be useful; the reviewer judges the site as a whole.

Why does the score change when I switch language?

The two formulas use different weights because English and Turkish words have different typical lengths. Pick the language the text is written in.

Is my text stored?

No. Everything is calculated in your browser and nothing is sent to our servers.

Guides

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Where this check comes up, and how to fix what it finds.

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