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# What is the Flesch Reading Ease?

Flesch Reading Ease, developed by Rudolph Flesch in 1948, is a [readability](https://intercom.help/readableio/readability-scoring-algorithms-and-functionality/readability-basics/what-is-readability) test. The score on the test will tell you roughly what level of education someone will need to be able to read a piece of text easily.  
  
The Flesch Reading Ease formula generates a score usually between 0 and 100 (although it is possible to generate scores below and above this banding). A higher score means text is more readable, and a lower score means the text is less readable. This is opposite to the way most readability algorithms work, where they produce a grade level and a higher score means worse readability.

A Flesch Reading Ease score of 70-80 is equivalent to school grade level 7 and should be fairly easy for the average adult to read.  
  
For more information, please read our blog: [The Flesch Reading Ease and Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level](https://readable.io/blog/the-flesch-reading-ease-and-flesch-kincaid-grade-level/).  

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