What is the Fluency Checker?
The Fluency Checker is a free online language level test. It checks 4 skills at 3 levels each, then recommends the LangLime level to start at: Easy, Intermediate or Advanced.
Where it fits in LangLime
Your result is the difficulty to pick for excerpts. Hard enough to stretch you, not so hard you stall.
How to check your language level in 4 steps
No account and nothing to download. Your answers are saved in your browser as you go, so you can stop between tests and pick up later.
Pick your language
Choose one of the 6 languages on the start screen.
Choose a skill
Vocabulary, Reading, Listening or Writing. Do them in any order.
Work up through the levels
Each skill opens at the next level you haven’t done, from Easy to Advanced. 4 skills at 3 levels makes 12 mini-tests.
See your results
Finish all 12 and your recommended level appears, with a breakdown of every answer.
The 4 skills it tests
Every skill has an Easy, an Intermediate and an Advanced mini-test. They’re short on purpose.
Vocabulary
15 words per levelTap how well you know each word: "Know well", "Kinda" or "Don’t know". 3 of the 15 are made up, so be honest. Claim a made-up word, or say you know almost all of them, and you’ll get 3 quick “what does this mean?” checks.
Reading
1 passage, 5 questionsRead a short passage, then answer 5 multiple-choice questions about it. Passages go from everyday routines at Easy to reports and opinion pieces at Advanced.
Listening
1 recording, 5 questionsPress play to unlock the questions, then answer 5 multiple-choice questions. Your plays are counted, so aim to catch it in one or two listens.
Writing
5 sentences per levelTranslate 5 short English sentences. An AI marker checks whether each one is an acceptable translation, so there’s more than one right answer, and can add a short note on what to fix.
How your level is worked out
Your level comes from reading, listening and writing, the three skills where you have to understand or produce real language. Vocabulary is self-rated, so it shapes your skill breakdown but doesn’t decide your level.
Your Advanced reading, listening and writing scores average 60% or more, at least two of them reach 60%, and no more than one falls below 40%.
Not quite Advanced? The same check runs on your Intermediate tests, with an average of 55% or more.
Where you start if neither bar is met. It’s a starting point, not a verdict.
Checked from the top down. Every result comes with a one-line reason, so you can see which scores got you there.
What you get at the end
Finish all 12 mini-tests and your results open straight away.
Your level and breakdown
Your recommended level and why, a chart of all 4 skills at every level, and every question with your answer next to the right one.
Your language fingerprint
A shareable image of your results, with a challenge link so a friend can take the same test in the same language.
A 4-week study plan
Optional. Leave your email and I’ll send your strengths, your weak spots, where to spend your study time, and a 4-week plan.
Tips for an accurate result
Rate words honestly
Saying you know a made-up word pulls your vocabulary score down.
Try every level
Even if Advanced looks scary. You can only be placed at Advanced with Advanced results.
Listen all the way through first
Save replays for the bits you missed. Your plays are counted.
Write the whole sentence
Even if you’re unsure of a word. Any acceptable translation counts.