The SMOG Readability Formula

(Simple Measure of Gobbledygook)


  • Based on number of words with 3 or more syllables in a given number of sentences
  • Considered more accurate than Flesch-Kincaid and quicker than Fry
    when done manually
  • Many readability software packages provide an automated SMOG score
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smog_readability