Remember Every
Word Forever

The gap between your Spanish and real Spanish is thousands of words. We help you learn them — and make sure you never forget them.

Learn faster by linking new words to words you already know

puerta
door → portal ✓
mirar
to look → mirror ✓
caballo
horse → cavalry ✓
diente
tooth → dental ✓
ganar
to win → gain ✓
ayuda
help → aid ✓
vender
to sell → vendor ✓
pelota
ball → pellet ✓
altura
height → altitude ✓
ventana
window → vent ✓
oscuro
dark → obscure ✓
viaje
trip → voyage ✓
There's a reason Spanish is considered the easiest language for English speakers — shared etymological roots mean you already know more than you think. But most language learning companies break this bond, and prioritize direct translations over learner-friendly ones.
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A Strategy for Every Word

A shallow memory fades. A rich one stays. We treat every word as its own problem and find the connection that gives your brain something to hold onto.
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linguistic
piedra
stone → petrify ✓
Related to the English word petrify, which means to turn to stone. These words share Latin roots.
mnemonic
sartén
frying pan → sauté ✓
Sounds like the English word sauté. Think of a frying pan as the thing you sauté your food in.
visual
mariposa
butterfly
mariposa
Associate the image directly with the Spanish word, by visualizing an actual butterfly.
repetition
ir
to go → seen everywhere ✓
So common it doesn’t need a trick — you’ll just know it.

The Path to Permanent

Every word you learn follows the same path, from a first encounter to something you just know. Here’s how that happens.
1.
Encode
Learn the smallest thing that makes a word stick, using a mnemonic, a visual, or a connection to a word you already know. The goal isn’t to master the word. It’s to learn just enough that you won’t miss it in the wild.
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dorm
short for dormitory
+
-ir
verb suffix
Dormir means to sleep, as a dorm is where students sleep.
Se me durmió la pierna en el avión.
My leg went numb on the plane.
to sleep → to go numb
Something that goes numb feels "asleep" because it’s unresponsive, like a sleeping person.
2.
Immerse
Encoding gives you a rough sense of a word, and that’s all you need. Because now, when you see it in a real sentence, you can actually figure out what it means. And every time that happens, your understanding sharpens. It gets a little closer to the true meaning. A little faster. A little more automatic.
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3.
Retain
Understanding a word means nothing if you forget it next month. Memories fade, but they fade predictably. If you see a word right before it slips away, it comes back stronger and lasts longer. Days become weeks, become months, become permanent.
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A spaced repetition chart showing a forgetting curve for the Spanish word 'dormir' with review intervals growing from days to months.

One System, Two Ways to Use It

BRING YOUR OWN WORDS
The Dictionary
You encounter a word in the wild — reading an article, watching a show, overhearing a conversation. You look it up. We give you a smart definition designed to stick, and the word enters your system.
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WE BRING WORDS TO YOU
The Feed
We serve you an endless stream of real Spanish sentences, mixing words you need to review with new ones you’re ready for. You just open it and scroll.
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A dashboard showing Spanish learning metrics including words learned, review accuracy, and study streaks.

Track Your Progress

Turn your effort into real, measurable results. We give you the right tools and metrics, so you can see your language journey over time.
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