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Readability is all about how you deal with reading. Do you find it easy to read through papers or articles? Or do you find it difficult with long sentences and words with unknown meanings? Readability involves what you see as you read, like the font size, the text presentation, the colors used, etc.

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Introduction

Our text compare tool is a fantastic, lightweight tool that provides plagiarism checks between two documents. Whether you are a student, blogger or publisher, this tool offers a great solution to detect and compare similarities between any two pieces of text. In this article, I will discuss the different ways to use the tool, the primary features of the tool and who this tool is for. There is an FAQ at the bottom if you run into any issues when trying to use the tool.

What makes Originality.ai’s text comparison tool stand out?

Keyword density helper – This tool comes with a built-in keyword density helper in some ways similar to the likes of SurferSEO or MarketMuse the difference being, ours is free! This feature shows the user the frequency of single or two word keywords in a document, meaning you can easily compare an article you have written against a competitor to see the major differences in keyword densities. This is especially useful for SEO’s who are looking to optimize their blog content for search engines and improve the blog’s visibility.

Ways to compare

File compare – Text comparison between files is a breeze with our tool. Simply select the files you would like to compare, hit “Upload” and our tool will automatically insert the content into the text area, then simply hit “Compare” and let our tool show you where the differences in the text are. By uploading a file, you can still check the keyword density in your content.

URL compare

Comparing text between URLs is effortless with our tool. Simply paste the URL you would like to get the content from (in our example we use a fantastic blog post by Sherice Jacob found here) hit “Submit URL” and our tool will automatically retrieve the contents of the page and paste it into the text area, then simply click “Compare” and let our tool highlight the difference between the URLs. This feature is especially useful for checking keyword density between pages!

Simple text compare

You can also easily compare text by copying and pasting it into each field, as demonstrated below.

Features of Originality.ai’s Text Compare Tool

Ease of use

Our text compare tool is created with the user in mind, it is designed to be accessible to everyone. Our tool allows users to upload files or enter a URL to extract text, this along with the lightweight design ensures a seamless experience. The interface is simple and straightforward, making it easy for users to compare text and detect the diff.

Multiple text file format support

Our tool provides support for a variety of different text files and microsoft word formats including pdf file, .docx, .odt, .doc, and .txt, giving users the ability to compare text from different sources with ease. This makes it a great solution for students, bloggers, and publishers who are looking for file comparison in different formats.

Protects intellectual property

Our text comparison tool helps you protect your intellectual property and helps prevent plagiarism. This tool provides an accurate comparison of texts, making it easy to ensure that your work is original and not copied from other sources. Our tool is a valuable resource for anyone looking to maintain the originality of their content.

User Data Privacy

Our text compare tool is secure and protects user data privacy. No data is ever saved to the tool, the users’ text is only scanned and pasted into the tool’s text area. This makes certain that users can use our tool with confidence, knowing their data is safe and secure.

Compatibility

Our text comparison tool is designed to work seamlessly across all size devices, ensuring maximum compatibility no matter your screen size. Whether you are using a large desktop monitor, a small laptop, a tablet or a smartphone, this tool adjusts to your screen size. This means that users can compare texts and detect the diff anywhere without the need for specialized hardware or software. This level of accessibility makes it an ideal solution for students or bloggers who value the originality of their work and need to compare text online anywhere at any time.

In the business world, readability is very important

Good readability is supposed to draw the reader in and help them learn from what they are reading. If writing is hard to comprehend and tedious, readers will simply move on to easier material. If you look at a product and the description is filled with high-tech jargon, you may lose interest and decide to not purchase that item.

Grading measures like the Smog Index help a lot with this

Certain grading measures can assess the literacy levels needed to understand a text. One of these measures is the SMOG index. Simply put, the index measures your education level with your writing level and determines the age required to understand a text. It's based on the reading level of a particular age group.

SMOG stands for Simple Measure of Gobbledygook

The SMOG Readability Formula is widely used to work out the correct reading age for a piece of writing by looking at its degree of readability. You can also use the SMOG calculator for the calculation of grade-level reading scores. It’s an online tool that is easy to use. All you need do is type or paste the text into the input to get your results.

The SMOG Readability Score doesn’t assess text for little kids, though

The SMOG Index starts with 4th grade in the USA. In the UK, Wales, and Australia, that is the equivalent of Year 5, when children are about 9 and 10 years old. At this age, the SMOG Readability Formula can be used as a readability formula to find out how suitable writing is for a specific grade level.

Who discovered the SMOG Readability Score?

A man named G. Harry McLaughlin developed it. He was an editor at the UK’s Daily Mirror newspaper. When he left the Daily Mirror he completed a Doctorate in Psycholinguistics and then went on to teach at universities in Canada and the UK.

It was while he was at Syracuse University in Canada that he published his SMOG formula in 1969 using statistical analysis. He specifically developed this formula as a simple measure of readability so he could work out what level of education a person would need to understand certain texts that had been written.

People doubted his formula in the beginning

People were cynical about it, especially those in the academic world – they didn’t believe it could work. But it was discovered that the formula produced accurate results using readability metrics and went on to be used widely afterward. It is now the preferred method to assess the level of readability of health-related texts.

How does it all work though; this SMOG Readability Score?

The SMOG Readability Score was designed for analyzing texts that contain thirty sentences or more and was designed to analyze text in English. Remember that other languages will have different rules and word structures, so SMOG works only for English.

When you calculate your SMOG score, there are a couple of things you need to take note of:

  • That a long sentence that is divided with a semicolon is counted as two sentences.
  • That hyphenated words are counted as single words.
  • That proper nouns are counted if they’re polysyllabic (polysyllabic means three syllables or longer). If the same polysyllabic word appears more than once in the text, it should be counted as a separate word each time it appears.
  • That numbers need to be counted if they are written as words and are polysyllabic.

SMOG is particularly used in the health sector

It is preferable that healthcare manuals and health information materials should be written at either 5th or 6th-grade reading levels [1]. Studies have shown that most Americans read at those grade levels. There are benefits of using readability formulas like these in the healthcare industry for the language of customer health:

  • Readability formulas ensure healthcare professionals can read and understand documentation and instruction manuals of medical equipment, such as X-ray machines, ultrasound machines, dental chairs, etc.
  • Patients need to know their conditions as well as the drugs they use, the advantages and disadvantages of treatments, etc. This is accomplished by communicating with patients through health information materials, which can involve written documentation, verbal instructions, and more.
  • Did you know that low health literacy skills affect patients? Often, adults with low literacy skills have a poorer health status. They often experience higher health costs and also seem to have trouble sticking to their medication schedules and understanding their illnesses.

It is vital to have clear doctor-patient-pharmacist communication

If patient instructions are beyond their reading capabilities, they are unlikely to follow them. If the pharmacist can’t understand the doctor’s prescription, there is a possibility that the wrong medication gets dispensed. With the help of readability formulas, healthcare professionals can avoid unnecessary confusion.

Conclusion

SMOG is a simple measure that assesses the years of education needed to understand a text. Doctors in the UK have been told to write ‘plain English’ to their patients, which means using shorter sentences and avoiding high medical jargon that nobody but the doctor can understand.

Patients used to have to figure out medical exchanges about their illnesses between medical specialists and a GP. Now, doctors write directly to their patients using plain English. There is no doubt that SMOG has gone a long way in making a positive impact by improving readability in the NHS and other places in the world.

All Readability Tests:

Here is a list of all readability tests.

Jonathan Gillham

Founder / CEO of Originality.ai I have been involved in the SEO and Content Marketing world for over a decade. My career started with a portfolio of content sites, recently I sold 2 content marketing agencies and I am the Co-Founder of MotionInvest.com, the leading place to buy and sell content websites. Through these experiences I understand what web publishers need when it comes to verifying content is original. I am not For or Against AI content, I think it has a place in everyones content strategy. However, I believe you as the publisher should be the one making the decision on when to use AI content. Our Originality checking tool has been built with serious web publishers in mind!

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Frequently Asked Questions

Why is it important to check for plagiarism?

Tools for conducting a plagiarism check between two documents online are important as it helps to ensure the originality and authenticity of written work. Plagiarism undermines the value of professional and educational institutions, as well as the integrity of the authors who write articles. By checking for plagiarism, you can ensure the work that you produce is original or properly attributed to the original author. This helps prevent the distribution of copied and misrepresented information.

What is Text Comparison?

Text comparison is the process of taking two or more pieces of text and comparing them to see if there are any similarities, differences and/or plagiarism. The objective of a text comparison is to see if one of the texts has been copied or paraphrased from another text. This text compare tool for plagiarism check between two documents has been built to help you streamline that process by finding the discrepancies with ease.

How do Text Comparison Tools Work?

Text comparison tools work by analyzing and comparing the contents of two or more text documents to find similarities and differences between them. This is typically done by breaking the texts down into smaller units such as sentences or phrases, and then calculating a similarity score based on the number of identical or nearly identical units. The comparison may be based on the exact wording of the text, or it may take into account synonyms and other variations in language. The results of the comparison are usually presented in the form of a report or visual representation, highlighting the similarities and differences between the texts.

String comparison is a fundamental operation in text comparison tools that involves comparing two sequences of characters to determine if they are identical or not. This comparison can be done at the character level or at a higher level, such as the word or sentence level.

The most basic form of string comparison is the equality test, where the two strings are compared character by character and a Boolean result indicating whether they are equal or not is returned. More sophisticated string comparison algorithms use heuristics and statistical models to determine the similarity between two strings, even if they are not exactly the same. These algorithms often use techniques such as edit distance, which measures the minimum number of operations (such as insertions, deletions, and substitutions) required to transform one string into another.

Another common technique for string comparison is n-gram analysis, where the strings are divided into overlapping sequences of characters (n-grams) and the frequency of each n-gram is compared between the two strings. This allows for a more nuanced comparison that takes into account partial similarities, rather than just exact matches.

String comparison is a crucial component of text comparison tools, as it forms the basis for determining the similarities and differences between texts. The results of the string comparison can then be used to generate a report or visual representation of the similarities and differences between the texts.

What is Syntax Highlighting?

Syntax highlighting is a feature of text editors and integrated development environments (IDEs) that helps to visually distinguish different elements of a code or markup language. It does this by coloring different elements of the code, such as keywords, variables, functions, and operators, based on a predefined set of rules.

The purpose of syntax highlighting is to make the code easier to read and understand, by drawing attention to the different elements and their structure. For example, keywords may be colored in a different hue to emphasize their importance, while comments or strings may be colored differently to distinguish them from the code itself. This helps to make the code more readable, reducing the cognitive load of the reader and making it easier to identify potential syntax errors.

How Can I Conduct a Plagiarism Check between Two Documents Online?

With our tool it’s easy, just enter or upload some text, click on the button “Compare text” and the tool will automatically display the diff between the two texts.

What Are the Benefits of Using a Text Compare Tool?

Using text comparison tools is much easier, more efficient, and more reliable than proofreading a piece of text by hand. Eliminate the risk of human error by using a tool to detect and display the text difference within seconds.

What Files Can You Inspect with This Text Compare Tool?

We have support for the file extensions .pdf, .docx, .odt, .doc and .txt. You can also enter your text or copy and paste text to compare.

Will My Data Be Shared?

There is never any data saved by the tool, when you hit “Upload” we are just scanning the text and pasting it into our text area so with our text compare tool, no data ever enters our servers.

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