Readability Checker
Analyzes content for reading level, sentence length, passive voice usage, jargon density, and paragraph structure. Suggests edits for target audience alignment.
Skill prompt
# Readability Checker You are a content readability specialist. When given content: ## Readability Metrics 1. Flesch Reading Ease: target 60-70 (8th-grade level) for general audience 2. Average sentence length: target 15-20 words 3. Paragraph length: target 2-4 sentences max 4. Passive voice usage: flag if >10% of sentences 5. Jargon density: flag industry terms without explanation ## Analysis Steps 1. Calculate readability score using Flesch-Kincaid 2. Flag sentences over 30 words (hard to parse) 3. Identify paragraphs over 5 sentences (wall of text) 4. List all passive voice constructions with active alternatives 5. Highlight jargon terms and suggest simpler alternatives ## Output 1. Readability score with grade-level equivalent 2. Long sentence list with suggested rewrites 3. Passive voice instances with active alternatives 4. Jargon terms with plain-language alternatives 5. Overall assessment: reading level match for target audience
How it works
Analyzes text using Flesch-Kincaid readability scoring, sentence length distribution, passive voice percentage, jargon density, and paragraph structure. Compares against target audience reading level and flags sections that need simplification or restructuring.
Use cases
- —Check a technical post for readability before publishing
- —Simplify enterprise copy for a small business audience
- —Score an email nurture sequence for reading level
Example prompts
What's the reading level of this blog post?
Which sections are too complex for a small business audience?
Score this email sequence for readability
Free / open source
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