Free Cold Email Spam Checker
Test your cold email before you send it. Paste your subject and body to get an instant deliverability score, flagged spam-trigger words, and specific fixes to stay out of the spam folder.
Used by 1,500+ GTM teams
Who uses the Free Cold Email Spam Checker?
Teams across go-to-market rely on clean, verified data. Here is where this tool fits.
SDRs & BDRs
Pressure-test cold email copy before a sequence goes live.
Demand gen
Protect deliverability across high-volume outbound campaigns.
Founders
Sanity-check founder-led outbound before emailing prospects.
Agencies
Vet client cold email drafts before they touch a sending domain.
About This Tool
A cold email spam checker analyzes your message before you hit send and scores how likely it is to land in the inbox versus the spam folder. Paste your subject line and body, and the tool scans for the things spam filters punish: trigger words (free, guarantee, act now, limited time), excessive punctuation and ALL-CAPS, too many links, urgency and money language, weak openers, and structural red flags.
You get a 0-100 deliverability score, a letter grade, and a specific fix for every issue it finds.
Why outbound teams test copy first: spam filters at Google and Microsoft read your content and compare it against patterns from billions of flagged messages. A single spammy subject line can route an otherwise good campaign straight to junk, where it gets zero replies and silently drags down your sender reputation.
Catching the triggers before you send is far cheaper than burning a domain.
The part a content checker can't fix: clean copy is necessary but not sufficient. The single biggest deliverability killer in cold outreach is not your words, it's your LIST. Sending to invalid, outdated, or spam-trap addresses produces bounces, and bounce rate is the metric mailbox providers weigh most heavily when deciding whether you're a spammer.
You can write a perfect email and still get blacklisted if 15% of your list is dead. Based on Cleanlist's analysis of B2B contact data, lists decay at 25-30% per year, so a list that was clean six months ago is already a liability.
This is where the spam checker hands off to Cleanlist. The tool above cleans your copy; Cleanlist cleans your list. Cleanlist's email verification checks every address across 15+ providers at 98% accuracy before you send, so your bounce rate stays under 2% and your domain reputation stays intact. Pair a verified list with inbox-safe copy and you protect the asset that every cold campaign depends on.
For sending-domain checks, also run the email blacklist checker to confirm your domain isn't already flagged. Privacy note: this tool analyzes your text locally in your browser. It does not store, send, or transmit your email content.
Clean copy, dirty list? You'll still hit spam.
The biggest deliverability killer is bounces from dead addresses. Cleanlist verifies your whole list across 15+ providers before you send, so your sender reputation stays clean. 30 free credits, no card.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How does the email spam checker work?
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Paste your subject line and body, and the tool scans the text against known spam-filter triggers: flagged words and phrases (free, guarantee, urgency and money language), ALL-CAPS and excessive punctuation, link density, weak or salesy openers, and length problems. It returns a 0-100 deliverability score, a letter grade, and a specific fix for each issue. It runs entirely in your browser, so your copy is never stored or sent.
Will a good spam score guarantee my email reaches the inbox?
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No, and this is the key thing teams miss. Clean copy gets you past content filters, but the biggest deliverability factor in cold outreach is your bounce rate, which comes from your LIST, not your words. Sending to invalid or outdated addresses triggers reputation penalties that route even perfect emails to spam. Verify your list before you send. Cleanlist checks every address across 15+ providers at 98% accuracy so your bounce rate stays low.
What words trigger spam filters in cold email?
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Common triggers include urgency phrases (act now, limited time, urgent), money and free language (free, guarantee, no cost, $$$), salesy hype (amazing, incredible, risk-free), weak openers (Dear Sir/Madam), and structural signals like ALL-CAPS words, multiple exclamation points, and too many links. The checker flags each one it finds in your draft and suggests a cleaner alternative.
Why do my cold emails go to spam even with clean copy?
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Almost always because of list quality, not copy. If a meaningful share of your list bounces, mailbox providers flag you as a likely spammer and start filtering all your mail. Other causes: a blacklisted sending domain (check it with the free blacklist checker), missing SPF/DKIM/DMARC authentication, and sending volume that ramps too fast. Fixing copy helps, but verifying your list is the highest-leverage fix for most senders.
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