More than a hundred word-origin stories - each on the back of a day's word card.
Plume: Word of the Day — read a better word every day.
Every day Plume hands you one carefully chosen word: a literary definition, real example sentences, and clear pronunciation. No flashcards, no pressure — just a word worth reading, like a page from a good book.
A STORY BEHIND THE WORD
- Over 100 word-origin stories
- Today's story sits on the back of the day's word card
- Where a word came from, what it meant first, and why it still matters
- Sources listed on every story - you can check them
- Earlier stories live in your library under "Words with stories"
- Today's story is always free
What's in Plume:
- One hand-picked word every day, with a polished bilingual gloss
- Chinese definitions now FREE — beautiful serif typography (Source Han Serif SC)
- Clear, natural pronunciation across 7 languages (English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese) with 3 voices — Juno, Atlas, Wren
- Browse a curated corpus by category; collect words and phrases into your library
- Practice quizzes, daily goals, and streaks that count every kind of learning activity
- Progress heatmap, level & category stats, and shareable progress cards
- Works fully offline — no account, no ads, privacy-friendly
Plume Pro unlocks every language, all three voices, and full statistics. Basics stay free forever.
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Over 100 word-origin stories.
Each one tells where a word came from, and why it still matters. Today's story sits on the back of the word card — tap it there. Everything earlier lives in your library under "Words with stories."
PRO NOW COSTS LESS
Monthly, yearly and lifetime have all come down. Today's word and today's story stay free, as always.
REVIEW THAT ASKS BEFORE IT TELLS
Recall first, reveal after. A no-penalty memory check brings back words you answered correctly a while ago, just to see whether they stayed. Three dials let you set the pace.
PROGRESS IS NOW A LOOK BACK
Words you've remembered, what you read this week and this month, and the word you keep returning to. No bars you can never fill.
EVERY LANGUAGE PAST 1,000 WORDS
Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Japanese each cross 1,000 entries — 9,031 in total with English.
ALSO
- UK and US phonetics on the same card
- Synonyms link to one another; each word shows its path through time
- Search your journal in Chinese; CSV export now carries a Chinese column
- Report a problem on any single word
- Full accessibility coverage across every control
Version 1.5.0
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