FORCAST is designed for technical text such as forms and instructions. It uses single‑syllable word counts.
FORCAST was developed in 1973 by Caylor, Sticht, Fox, and Ford specifically for technical, non-narrative writing (forms, manuals, instructions).
It uses a 150-word sample and counts single-syllable words: 20 − (single-syllable words / 10).
It does not require sentence-level analysis, which makes it ideal for evaluating bulleted or fragmented text.
FORCAST is designed for non-narrative text: instructions, forms, technical manuals. It does not require sentence-level analysis.
Classic 0–100 readability score.
readabilityU.S. grade level for your text.
readabilityPenalises complex (3+ syllable) words.
readabilityHealth & medical text grade level.