Passive Voice Detector
Paste your content and every passive voice construction gets highlighted instantly. See exactly where to switch to active voice for stronger, clearer writing.
Paste your content and every passive voice construction gets highlighted instantly. See exactly where to switch to active voice for stronger, clearer writing.
Passive voice instances found
Paste your content and click Detect passive voice. Every sentence containing passive voice will be highlighted in the output panel on the right, and a list of specific instances appears below the input so you can work through them one by one.
In active voice, the subject of the sentence performs the action: "The writer published the article." In passive voice, the subject receives the action: "The article was published by the writer." Passive voice isn't always wrong — it has legitimate uses in technical and scientific writing — but it often makes sentences longer and harder to follow.
Most style guides recommend keeping passive voice below 10% of your sentences for web content and marketing copy. Above 20% and your writing will feel sluggish and indirect to most readers. The goal isn't to eliminate passive voice entirely — it's to use it intentionally rather than by default.