# Readability Score: Flesch Reading Ease and Grade Level

**Use case:** 

Score two texts with Flesch Reading Ease, grade level, reading time and top words. One is plain, one is dense, so the gap is easy to see. Replace the texts with your own copy, or give page URLs.

## Input

```json
{
  "texts": [
    "Readability is how easy a text is to read. Short sentences and plain words make a page easy to follow. Long sentences with many complicated, multisyllabic words make the same idea much harder to understand, especially for people who read quickly on a phone.",
    "Notwithstanding the aforementioned considerations, organizations implementing comprehensive documentation methodologies should systematically evaluate whether their communications demonstrate appropriate accessibility characteristics for heterogeneous audiences."
  ],
  "datasetField": "text",
  "topWords": 10,
  "removeStopwords": true,
  "minWordLength": 2,
  "longestSentences": 2,
  "includeDaleChall": false,
  "language": "auto",
  "readingWordsPerMinute": 238,
  "speakingWordsPerMinute": 150,
  "maxItems": 1000,
  "maxCharsPerText": 200000,
  "concurrency": 4,
  "timeoutSecs": 30
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "textPreview": {
    "label": "Text",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "Page URL",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "title": {
    "label": "Title",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "wordCount": {
    "label": "Words",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "sentenceCount": {
    "label": "Sentences",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "fleschReadingEase": {
    "label": "Flesch ease",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "readingLevel": {
    "label": "Reading level",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "consensusGrade": {
    "label": "Consensus grade",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "fleschKincaidGrade": {
    "label": "FK grade",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "gunningFog": {
    "label": "Fog",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "smog": {
    "label": "SMOG",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "colemanLiau": {
    "label": "Coleman-Liau",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "automatedReadabilityIndex": {
    "label": "ARI",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "readingTimeMinutes": {
    "label": "Reading min",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "speakingTimeMinutes": {
    "label": "Speaking min",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "avgWordsPerSentence": {
    "label": "Words/sentence",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "lexicalDiversity": {
    "label": "Lexical diversity",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "topWords": {
    "label": "Top words",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "longestSentences": {
    "label": "Longest sentences",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "englishLikely": {
    "label": "English?",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "status": {
    "label": "Status",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "error": {
    "label": "Error",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "note": {
    "label": "Note",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The Readability Score Calculator & Word Frequency Counter Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Readability Score: Flesch Reading Ease and Grade Level". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/XDwcc8JpugZAJVz1N) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Readability Score: Flesch Reading Ease and Grade Level" task

The Readability Score Calculator & Word Frequency Counter Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like texts, dataset field, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Readability Score: Flesch Reading Ease and Grade Level" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as text, page url, title, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Readability Score: Flesch Reading Ease and Grade Level" task via API](https://apify.com/data-done-right/readability-score-calculator.md).

## About this Actor

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