Essay checker: free online paper corrector
Your best chance for an A+ essay. Try our free essay checker below.
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Good Writing = Good Grades
It's already hard to know what to write in an essay. Don't let grammar mistakes hinder your writing and prevent you from getting a good grade. ProWritingAid's essay checker will help you write your best essay yet. Since the checker is powered by AI, using it means that grammar errors don't stand a chance. Give your professors something to look forward to reading with clear, concise, and professional writing.
How does ProWritingAid's essay checker work?
Your goal in essay writing is to convey your message as best as possible. ProWritingAid's essay checker is the first step toward doing this.
Get rid of spelling errors
ProWritingAid's essay checker will show you what it thinks are spelling errors and present you with possible corrections. If a word is flagged and it's actually spelled correctly, you can always choose to ignore the suggestion.
Fix grammar errors
Professors aren't fans of poor grammar because it interrupts your message and makes your essay hard to understand. ProWritingAid will run a grammar check on your paper to ensure that your message is precise and is being communicated the way you intended.
Get rid of punctuation mistakes
A missing period or comma here and there may not seem that serious, but you'll lose marks for punctuation errors. Run ProWritingAid's essay checker to use the correct punctuation marks every time and elevate your writing.
Improve readability
Make sure that in the grand scheme, your language is not too complicated. The essay checker's built-in Readability report will show if your essay is easy or hard to read. It specifically zones in on paragraphs that might be difficult to read so you can review them.
What else can the essay checker do?
The editing tool analyzes your text and highlights a variety of key writing issues, such as overused words, incohesive sentence structures, punctuation issues, repeated phrases, and inconsistencies.
- Eliminate unnecessary words
You don't need to drown your essay in words just to meet the word count. ProWritingAid's essay checker will help to make your words more effective. You'll get to construct your arguments and make sure that every word you use builds toward a meaningful conclusion.
- Improve transitions
Transition words help organize your ideas by showing the relationship between them. The essay checker has a built-in Transition report that highlights and shows the percentage of transitions used in your essay. Use the results to add transitions where necessary.
- Improve your sentence structure
An engaging essay has sentences of varying lengths. Don't bore your professor with long, rambling sentences. The essay checker will show you where you need to break long sentences into shorter sentences or add more sentence length variation.
- Passive voice checker
Generally, in scholarly writing, with its emphasis on precision and clarity, the active voice is preferred. However, the passive voice is acceptable in some instances. When you run your essay through ProWritingAid's essay checker, you get feedback on whether you're using the passive or active voice to convey your idea.
- Add power verbs
There are specific academic power verbs, like appraise, investigate, debunk, support, etc., that can add more impact to your argument by giving a more positive and confident tone. The essay checker will check your writing for power verbs and notify you if you have less than three throughout your essay.
- Check for repeats
It's easy to get attached to certain phrases and use them as crutches in your essays, but this gives the impression of boring and repetitive writing. The essay checker will highlight your repeats and suggest contextually relevant alternatives.
- Learn as you edit
Gain access to in-house blog reports on citations, how to write a thesis statement, how to write a conclusion, and more. Venture into a world of resources specific to your academic needs.
You don't need to drown your essay in words just to meet the word count. ProWritingAid's essay checker will help to make your words more effective. You'll get to construct your arguments and make sure that every word you use builds toward a meaningful conclusion.
Transition words help organize your ideas by showing the relationship between them. The essay checker has a built-in Transition report that highlights and shows the percentage of transitions used in your essay. Use the results to add transitions where necessary.
An engaging essay has sentences of varying lengths. Don't bore your professor with long, rambling sentences. The essay checker will show you where you need to break long sentences into shorter sentences or add more sentence length variation.
Generally, in scholarly writing, with its emphasis on precision and clarity, the active voice is preferred. However, the passive voice is acceptable in some instances. When you run your essay through ProWritingAid's essay checker, you get feedback on whether you're using the passive or active voice to convey your idea.
There are specific academic power verbs, like appraise, investigate, debunk, support, etc., that can add more impact to your argument by giving a more positive and confident tone. The essay checker will check your writing for power verbs and notify you if you have less than three throughout your essay.
It's easy to get attached to certain phrases and use them as crutches in your essays, but this gives the impression of boring and repetitive writing. The essay checker will highlight your repeats and suggest contextually relevant alternatives.
Gain access to in-house blog reports on citations, how to write a thesis statement, how to write a conclusion, and more. Venture into a world of resources specific to your academic needs.
What kinds of papers does ProWritingAid correct?
No matter what you're writing, ProWritingAid will adapt and show you where your edits are needed most.
Essays
- Argumentative
- Expository
- Narrative
- Descriptive
- Textual analysis
Coursework
- Lab reports
- Case studies
- Literature reviews
- Presentations
- Theses
- Dissertations
- Articles
- Research papers
Professors and students love using ProWritingAid
If you're an English teacher, you need to take a look at this tool - it reinforces what you're teaching, highlights strengths and weaknesses, and makes it easier to personalize instruction.
Jennifer Gonzales
Only reason I managed to get an A in all my freshman composition classes.
Chris Layton
Great tool for academic work. Easy to use, and the reports and summary evaluation of your documents in several categories is very useful. So much more than spelling and grammar!
Debra Callender
Questions & Answers
How do I use the essay checker online tool?
You can either copy and paste your essay in the essay checker field or upload your essay from your computer. Your suggestions will show once you enter text. You'll see a number of possible grammar and spelling issues. Sign up for free to get unlimited suggestions to improve your writing style, grammar, and sentence structure. Avoid unintentional plagiarism with a premium account.
Does the essay checker work with British English and American English?
The essay checker works with both British English and American English. Just choose the one you would like to use and your corrections will reflect this.
Is using an essay checker cheating?
No. The essay checker won't ever write the essay for you. It will point out possible edits and advise you on changes you need to make. You have full autonomy and get to decide which changes to accept.
Will the essay checker autocorrect my work?
The essay writing power remains in your hands. You choose which suggestions you want to accept, and you can ignore those that you don't think apply.
Is there a student discount?
Students who have an eligible student email address can get 20% off ProWritingAid Premium. You can apply for a student discount through Student App Centre.
Does ProWritingAid have a plagiarism checker?
Yes. ProWritingAid's plagiarism checker will check your work against over a billion webpages, published works, and academic papers, so you can be sure of its originality. Find out more about pricing for plagiarism checks here.
Does my ProWritingAid paid license work on this page?
This page is for demonstration only, so it doesn’t recognize Premium or Premium Pro licenses, and limits usage of the tool here. To access this feature, as well as other features available with your paid license, please log in and use the Web Editor or any of our integrations.