Learn Portuguese vocabulary that sticks
Portuguese vocabulary is close enough to Spanish to flatter you and different enough to trip you — which is why learning it in context matters so much.
What makes Portuguese vocabulary tricky
If you know some Spanish, Portuguese looks familiar — but pronunciation, nasal vowels, and falsos amigos (like políticos vs. polémicos) mean you can’t just transfer words across. There’s also the Brazilian–European split in usage. Meeting each word in a real sentence is the cleanest way to learn which word is right where.
The method, applied to Portuguese
10 Words teaches Portuguese the same way it teaches every language: the most common words first, each one inside a real example sentence you complete like a crossword, and every word scheduled for review with FSRS spaced repetition so it actually sticks. Ten words at a time, no deck-building, no setup.
When is Portuguese available?
Spanish is live first, and Portuguese is on the way. 10 Words launches on the App Store for iPhone soon — add it to your list to be first in when Portuguese arrives.
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