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Read something difficult, find the word you can't remember, improve your writing, or ask a language question. Choose what you want to do and Vocabaura will take you to the right tool.

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The four language tools

Reading+

Free core tool

Understand difficult passages without leaving the text.

Paste anything you're reading, an article, a contract, a chapter, and Vocabaura surfaces the vocabulary that's actually doing the work.

Free

  • Paste a passage and see the vocabulary worth learning
  • Tap any word for its dictionary meaning and pronunciation
  • Save useful words straight into My Vocabaura

Optional AI · 2 AI Credits · 3 for passages over 900 characters

  • Explain This Passage, a plain-language breakdown of the whole text

Free to read and look up words · Explain This Passage uses 2 to 3 AI Credits, or is included with Vocabaura+

Try a sample passage

“Despite the apparent consensus, several researchers remained skeptical of the conclusion.”

You get: Highlighted vocabulary with dictionary meanings

Open Reading+

Find My Word+

Vocabaura+ or AI Credits

Describe it. Find the word.

Know what you mean but can't think of the word? Describe the feeling, idea, situation or half-remembered definition.

Free

  • Every candidate opens a full dictionary entry you can save and practice

AI-powered · 2 AI Credits

  • Describe a concept naturally and get real-word candidates
  • Works from half-remembered definitions and spelling fragments
  • Candidates compared by meaning, tone and formality

Included with Vocabaura+ · or 2 AI Credits per request

Try an example

“A word for feeling happy and sad at the same time”

You get: A shortlist of candidate words, each with a dictionary entry

Find my word

Better Word

Free

Find a stronger, clearer, or more precise word.

Free · Unlimited. Start with the word you were going to use and discover stronger, clearer or more precise alternatives.

What you get

  • Replace vague or repetitive words
  • Compare tone, formality and intensity side by side
  • Understand how the alternatives actually differ
  • Open the full dictionary entry for any suggestion

Free · No account needed

Try an example

“very beautiful”

You get: Ranked alternatives with tone and formality labels

Find a better word

Ask Vocabaura

Vocabaura+ or AI Credits

Ask about language.

Ask questions that a normal dictionary entry can't answer.

Free

  • Ask the same question again and your saved answer is reused, no second charge

AI-powered · 1 AI Credit

  • How two similar words differ in meaning or tone
  • Whether a word is too formal, too strong or just right
  • Which word fits the situation you're describing
  • “What's the difference between affect and effect?”
  • “Is “commence” too formal here?”
  • “What word describes being nervous and excited?”

Included with Vocabaura+ · or 1 AI Credit per request

Try an example

“What's the difference between confident and arrogant?”

You get: A contextual explanation with usage guidance

Ask Vocabaura

Which tool should I use?

I'm trying to: Understand a difficult paragraph
Reading+
I'm trying to: Remember a word that's on the tip of my tongue
Find My Word+
I'm trying to: Improve a weak or vague word
Better Word
I'm trying to: Understand meaning, tone or usage
Ask Vocabaura

Get more with Vocabaura+

Better Word is free, unlimited and never uses AI Credits, and the dictionary side of Reading+ is free for everyone too. Vocabaura+ covers the AI-powered actions, Explain This Passage, Find My Word+ and Ask Vocabaura, with 150 AI Credits of included usage each month, alongside flashcards, quizzes and progress tracking.


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Words you discover in any tool save straight into My Vocabaura, where they join Word Review and Real-World Practice like any other saved word.