Use our free
Fry Sight 1000 Words assessment tool to determine the type of readers who can understand your text or to find out at which grade-level most students will know the words you use in your text. (If you need to score Spanish text, go to
SpanishReadability.com)
The Fry Sight Words, or "Fry Words," are a
list of 1,000 high-frequency sight words used in the English language, named after Dr. Edward B. Fry who updated the Dolch Word List in the 1950s. They are often used in teaching reading and writing, especially to young children or to English language learners. (
Learn how Fry Sight Words benefit both young and adult readers. )
1. GET STARTED
Paste your text into the text area or upload a .txt file from your computer. For Word or .pdf documents, first copy the text into your clipboard, then paste into our text area. Otherwise, type your text into the text area. For texts exceeding 2K words, we recommend processing random samples of your text. You can select this option below the text area.
2. SELECT THE FORMULA
Make sure you checkmark the
Fry Sight 1000 Words Assessment checkbox. You can select a grade-level if you're writing for a specific grade; otherwise leave the defult option to "Get Grade Level for Me."
3. FINE-TUNE OUR SYSTEM
Open the "System Settings" (below the formulas) and change default settings if need be to fine-tune how the scoring system processes your text. Click on any [ ? ] to get more information about the option.
4. FOR BEST RESULTS
Make sure your text is spell-checked beforehand. Misspellings can alter results. Each sentence should end with a punctuation mark, otherwise run-on sentences can alter results. Abbreviated words should be correctly abbreviated (Mr. or Mrs. not Mr or Mrs). A clean, properly-formatted and grammatically-correct text will yield the best results.
5. READY, SET, GO!
When you're ready, hit the "Calculate Text Readability" button. Our system will analyze and score your text and output the information on a new page. Our free Fry Sight 1000 Words Assessment Tool will analyze your text and output the results to help you determine the complexity of your word usage.
6. WORD STATS ONLY
If you need a fast way to see "Word Statistics" for your text, select any formula and hit the "Calculate Text Readability" button. Our system will process your text and output important stats, such as syllable count, average sentence length, number of abbreviations, proper nouns, passive voice, etc.
If you'd like to learn more about readability formulas and their importance to text comprehension, then go to our
ARTICLES SECTION.