Vocabingo
Updates, research and resources for language learners.
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Read more →The vocabulary that separates A2 from B1 - abstract nouns, phrasal verbs, connectors, and the 2000-word threshold that opens real conversations.
Read more →The 1000-word threshold that turns A1 survival phrases into real elementary English - core verbs, everyday nouns, and the past simple.
Read more →Polish is famously hard, spoken by 45 million people, and rarely essential for foreigners. So is it actually worth the years of effort? An honest, evidence-based look.
Read more →The basic Polish phrases every beginner should know - greetings, courtesy, travel, and the everyday vocabulary you actually use.
Read more →The Polish phrases you actually use as a traveller - airports, hotels, restaurants, transport, and the polite words that change how locals treat you.
Read more →The basic French phrases you actually use as a traveller - airports, hotels, restaurants, transport, and the polite words that change how locals treat you.
Read more →The important French verbs that show up in nearly every sentence - with conjugations, common phrases, and how to actually remember them.
Read more →The basic French words and phrases that carry you furthest - by category, by frequency, and with example sentences you can actually use.
Read more →The 100 most popular Spanish words ranked by frequency - articles, pronouns, verbs, and the everyday nouns you actually hear in spoken Spanish.
Read more →The basic Spanish phrases every beginner should know - simple, useful, and grouped by the situations you actually meet them in.
Read more →Simple Italian phrases, basic Italian words, and easy expressions for travel and conversation - the shortlist every beginner needs.
Read more →A practical path from zero Spanish to your first real conversation - frequency-first vocabulary, the verbs that matter, and how to actually make it stick.
Read more →A straightforward comparison - where Duolingo wins, where Vocabingo wins, and how to decide which fits how you actually learn.
Read more →A practical path from zero English to your first real conversation - frequency-first vocabulary, the verbs that matter, and how to make it actually stick.
Read more →A straightforward answer on whether Duolingo is really free, what the paid version adds, and whether it is worth your time as an English learner.
Read more →A practical comparison of the top apps for learning English in 2026 - what each one is good for, and which combinations actually work.
Read more →A straightforward comparison - where Duolingo wins, where Vocabingo wins, and how to decide which fits your way of learning.
Read more →A practical path from zero English to your first real conversation - frequency-first vocabulary, the verbs that matter, and how to actually fix them in memory.
Read more →A straight answer on Duolingo's English and Spanish courses - what it does well, what it does badly, and when it is worth switching to something else.
Read more →A straight comparison - where Duolingo wins, where Vocabingo wins, and how to decide which fits your way of studying.
Read more →A finishable queue beats a perfect one. Cap your daily reviews to protect the streak and avoid SRS burnout.
Read more →A stage-aware response to forgetting, so a word you never really learned stops impersonating one you did.
Read more →Our fifth language joins French, Polish, English and Spanish, with the same spaced repetition method and the full audit pipeline behind it.
Read more →Present a valid student card and unlock Pro at half price - every month, for as long as you're studying.
Read more →The fastest ways to memorise new words, based on cognitive science and vocabulary acquisition research.
Read more →Learn the world's second-largest native language with the same spaced repetition method.
Read more →The research-backed answer - and why the number is smaller than you think.
Read more →A roundup of recent cognitive science findings that reinforce why spacing beats cramming - every time.
Read more →What research actually says about building vocabulary that sticks.
Read more →Understanding the gap between words you recognise and words you can use.
Read more →The neuroscience of forgetting - and how spaced repetition works with your brain, not against it.
Read more →The cognitive science behind daily vocabulary limits, and why small daily sessions outperform weekend marathons.
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