WordVale

Learning words that stay learned

Short, practical guides on building vocabulary from what you read.

• The best vocabulary apps for readers in 2026, compared honestlyAnki, Quizlet, Vocabulary.com, Membrise, Drops and WordVale compared for one job: learning the words you meet while reading. Pricing, spaced repetition, capture from other apps, and who each is for.
• How to learn phrasal verbs without memorising listsPhrasal verbs are the hardest part of English vocabulary because the meaning is not in the words. Learn them by particle, by context, and by spaced review, with 100 examples to start from.
• How to remember new words you read (and stop forgetting them)Most words you look up are gone within a day. Here is the four-step routine that makes them stick: capture in context, one real example, spaced review, and using the word once.
• How to save words while reading on iPhone: Safari, Kindle, News and PDFsA step-by-step guide to capturing unfamiliar words from any app on iPhone or iPad using the Share sheet, keeping the sentence for context, and reviewing them later.
• Spaced repetition for vocabulary: the intervals that actually workWhat spaced repetition is, why it beats rereading, the review intervals WordVale uses (1, 3, 7, 16, 35, 90 days), and how to keep the habit going.