Learn European Portuguese A1/2
Most Common Portuguese Words
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
Learn just 3 words a day, and in under a year you'll know the 1,000 words that make up 77% of what people say in Portugal. Flip cards, Apple Watch. First 100 words free.
The 1,000 most-used words of European Portuguese — in the order you'll actually hear them.
We counted 624 million words of Portuguese film and TV dialogue from Portugal. The top 10 words make up 28% of everything people say. The top 100: 55%. The top 1,000: 77%. Learn them first and most of what you hear starts to sound familiar.
HOW IT WORKS
• Flip cards: the Portuguese word, its meaning and a natural example sentence
• Spaced repetition schedules every review for the day you're about to forget it
• A quick test after each set of 10 checks what really stuck
• Hear any word in a European Portuguese voice (sound is off until you turn it on)
• Already know some? Skip ahead — earlier words go into your reviews instead
SEE YOUR PROGRESS
• A ring badge shows the % of spoken Portuguese words you now recognise
• 8 milestones, from your first 10 words to all 1,000
• A daily goal, a streak and a daily reminder (optional)
• The full word list with search, grouped by section
APPLE WATCH
Review your cards on your wrist — on the bus, in a queue, between meetings. Ratings sync back to your iPhone, and the watch keeps working when your phone isn't nearby.
PRIVATE AND CALM
• Works offline — no account, no sign-in
• No ads, no tracking, no data collected
• Your progress stays on your device
FREE TO START
Words 1–100 are free, forever — that's already more than half of the words people say. Unlock all 1,000 words with a subscription.
Own the book? The Portuguese Frequency Dictionary (A1–A2) includes a code for 12 months free. Redeem it in Settings › Redeem a code.
HOW WE COUNT
The ranking comes from the subtitles of films and TV shows in European Portuguese (624,282,899 words in total). "Recognise 77%" means the words you've learned account for 77% of all the words in that dialogue, counting every repeat. Recognising the words isn't the same as understanding every sentence — but it's the biggest head start you can get. A word counts once you've recalled it correctly and its next review is at least a day away; forget it and it stops counting until you get it back.
SUBSCRIPTION
• All 1,000 words: $0.99 per month (price may vary by country, shown before you buy)
• Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase
• The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the period
• Manage or cancel any time in Settings › [your name] › Subscriptions
• Words 1–100 stay free whether or not you subscribe
Terms of Use (Apple standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://frequencydictionary.net/privacy
Questions or ideas? david@hypertodo.com
Ratings & Reviews
- This app hasn’t received enough ratings or reviews to display an overview.
The developer, David de Souza, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- David de Souza
- Size
- 7.8 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later. - Apple Watch
Requires watchOS 10.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- All 1,000 words · yearly $7.99
- All 1,000 words $0.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 David de Souza