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Quick start: 5 minutes to your first review

  1. 1

    Take the level test

    A short CEFR placement (~5 min) so Tilingu can pick sentences and grammar at the right level. You can retake it later from the badge in the navbar.

  2. 2

    Pick a mode

    General (free typing), an exam corpus (IELTS / TOEFL / YDS / YÖKDİL — shared word pool), or a community Pack. The small chip top-right of the navbar switches between them at any time.

  3. 3

    Add or subscribe to words

    In General mode use Add Word (AI fills in meaning, examples, IPA, audio). In Exam/Pack mode the words are already there — just start practicing.

  4. 4

    Open Flashcard and start reviewing

    The Learn button shows how many cards are waiting today. The number combines due reviews + new words up to your daily goal.

  5. 5

    Hit your daily goal

    The ring in the navbar fills as you progress. Reaching the goal extends your streak (top right of the dashboard).

Study modes — what they do

Flashcard (SM-2 spaced repetition)

Rate each card Again / Hard / Good / Easy. The algorithm picks when you should see the word next — forgotten words come back fast, easy ones get pushed out.

Quiz

Multiple-choice meaning check. Fast, good for warm-ups.

Fill in the blank (AI)

AI

AI generates a fresh sentence with the target word blanked out. Tests active recall.

Write (AI)

AI

You write a sentence using the target word. AI scores you 0–100 on grammar, usage and naturalness, and saves grammar weaknesses for later practice.

Reading (AI)

AI

Exam-style paragraph generated from your own vocabulary, with fill-in-the-blank gaps.

Grammar (AI)

AI

Level-appropriate grammar drills. The Grammar Learn page targets the weaknesses Write mode picked up.

How Tilingu decides a word is learned

Every word has a mastery score from 0 to 100. Different modes move it by different amounts:

  • Flashcard correct = jumps to at least 65; wrong = full reset to 0 (a strong "I forgot" signal).
  • Quiz / fill-in / reading = small but steady gains (+5 to +10).
  • Write = up to +20 when the AI scores you well; under 50 counts as wrong.
  • Reach 100 and the word is locked as mastered — it won't drop again.
Your daily goal counts distinct words that progressed today, so spamming one word doesn't cheat the streak.

Chrome extension

Look up and add words from any web page.

  • •Double-click a word, or right-click → "Look up in Tilingu", or press Alt+D.
  • •Sign in once inside the extension to add words straight to your vocabulary.
  • •Install: chrome://extensions → enable Developer mode → Load unpacked → pick the chrome-extension/ folder.

Frequently asked questions

Yes for everything except the public level test. The account is what stores your words, progress, streak and settings across devices.

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