Learn English in just 5 minutes a day
1,000 words cover 85% of everyday English. Start there, reach 6,000, and review each word just before you would forget it.
English vocabulary, in frequency order
The words you need to follow a film without subtitles or get through a day at work in English.
Frequency decides the order
You start with the words that fill emails, meetings and films, not the ones a textbook saves for chapter twelve. 6,000 of them, grouped by theme, so you can take workplace words before a new job and travel words before a trip.
You review at the right moment
The app works out when a word is about to fade and puts it back in front of you that day. You open it, answer what is due, and close it.
A coach that sets the pace
The coach adjusts how many new words you get, based on how fast you pick them up. Some weeks you take 20 a day. Other weeks you keep the habit with 5 minutes and nothing else.
Five ways to meet the same word
Flashcards, multiple choice, typing, riddles, matching pairs. Every card carries audio, so you hear the word as well as read it.
What a session looks like
Pick your level and topics
You set your level, from A1 to C2, and the themes you care about. That decides which words come first.
Learn in 5-minute sessions
About 10 new words per session, each with audio and a short exercise. It fits in a bus ride.
Review right on time
The app tells you what is due each day. Answer correctly and the word moves further out. Miss it and it comes back sooner.
Why the timing of a review matters
You forget about 70% of what you learn within 24 hours. A review placed just before that drop resets the clock and buys you more time.
Answer correctly and the next review moves further out. Read how spaced repetition works.
Questions we get
The app tracks when each word is likely to fade and puts the review on that day. Intervals grow as you keep getting the word right: 1 day, then 3, 7, 14, 30. Get it wrong and the word comes back sooner.
1,000 words cover about 85% of everyday speech. Around 6,000 is the point where films, articles and conversations stop needing constant guesswork. English Progress covers that range, in frequency order. See the full numbers.
You can download it and start learning at no cost. A subscription, monthly or yearly, lets you learn and review without limits.
The interface is in French, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese and Korean. Each word carries its translation and its audio, so you learn English from your own language.
Yes. Beginners start with the most frequent everyday words. Advanced learners skip ahead to the vocabulary they are still missing. You set the level yourself, from A1 to C2.
Indirectly, and more than you might expect. These exams test reading and listening under time pressure, and what slows most candidates down is meeting words they half-know. Building the 6,000 most frequent words removes that friction. The app does not teach exam technique or run mock papers. See how to prioritize professional vocabulary.
Your first session takes 5 minutes
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