How to build vocabulary that sticks
Everyone forgets words. That is normal memory, not a personal failure. The trick is to review each word right when it is about to slip, and that is exactly what spaced repetition automates. Quality and order of words matter just as much as the method.
Frequency first
The most common few thousand words cover the vast majority of everyday speech. Learn them in roughly that order and you can understand and be understood long before a "complete" vocabulary. Rare words can wait until you actually meet them.
Words, not translations
A word is more than its dictionary gloss. It has a part of speech, common partners and shades of meaning. Learn it inside a short example so you recall how it is used, not just what it means.
Spacing beats cramming
Reviewing 30 words once does almost nothing. Reviewing them at growing intervals over two weeks moves them into long-term memory. Short daily sessions consistently outperform rare long ones, and they are easier to keep up.
Climb by level (CEFR)
Group vocabulary by CEFR level (A1 to C2) so difficulty rises with you. Finish the A1 core before reaching for B-level abstractions. Each level builds the base the next one assumes.
How Verboteca handles it
Verboteca ships a curated A1 to C2 vocabulary course for each language, every word with examples and graded by your own recall. A1 is free. Premium opens A2 through C2, on the same spaced-repetition engine that drives the conjugation drills.