A language gym with an opponent.

SS4 Language Model (SLM) is a place to learn words in English, Chinese, Yoruba, Spanish, French and Japanese, then test them against other people in short live games.

What we believe

Practice should feel like playing
Vocabulary sticks when you use it under a little pressure. A duel gives you a reason to come back, and a rating shows you're getting better.
Fair before fun
Both players see the same questions on the same clock. Ratings use Glicko-2, Speed and Classic are rated separately, and games that end before they really start don't count.
Free means free
No ads, no subscriptions, no paid boosts. Nothing you can buy makes you rank higher.
Honest numbers
Every count, rating and record you see comes from real games and real word lists. If there's nothing to show yet, the app says so.

What's inside today

  • 505,172 words in 6 languages

    English, Chinese, Yoruba, Spanish, French and Japanese, each in its own levels: HSK for Chinese, JLPT for Japanese, CEFR for Spanish and French, and estimated levels for Yoruba.

  • 118,590 example sentences

    Real sentences with English translations, split into words for the sentence-building puzzles.

  • Live duels

    Rated and casual, with challenges, rematches and full game reviews.

  • A review deck

    Spaced repetition that brings each word back right before you'd forget it.

  • Teams and communities

    Team Battles, community feeds and group chats.

  • More languages

    Igbo, Hausa, German, Korean and others are being prepared. Each opens when its word list is complete.

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