Vocabulary.com
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Plans and prices
From Vocabulary.com's own pricing page, checked 9 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Learner subscription — 1 month | $12.99 a month | Automatically renews · Cancel online anytime · Billed monthly |
| Learner subscription — 6 months | $39.99 a month | $6.67 / month · Automatically renews · Cancel online anytime · Billed every 6 months at $39.99 |
| Learner subscription — 12 months | $59.99 a year | $4.99 / month · Automatically renews · Cancel online anytime · Billed annually at $59.99 |
| Classroom license | — | Minimum 25 students · More than 100 students or more than 1 teacher: request site license quote · 1 year license |
| School or district site license | Priced on request | School or district pricing · Contact sales · Request a quote |
The facts
Each one read from Vocabulary.com's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Adaptive learning
- VocabTrainer uses an adaptive learning engine to choose questions and personalize students’ learning paths.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Audience
- The product serves individual learners, educators, schools, and districts; the company says it is used by 5 million students in 50,000 schools.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Classroom activities
- Teacher subscriptions include adaptive assignments, quizzes, flashcards, and interactive Vocabulary Jam sessions.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Dictionary
- The site offers a dictionary for looking up words, with explanations and learning activities.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Educator resources
- The site says it provides more than 18,000 learnable words, over 260,000 questions, and 17,000 curated vocabulary lists.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- School and district plans support single sign-on options including Google Apps for Education, Clever Instant Login, ClassLink, and Microsoft ADFS.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Vocabulary.com teaches English vocabulary to learners and helps educators teach words with adaptive learning activities.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Security
- The privacy policy says data is stored on US servers, access is limited to employees with a business need, and data transmissions are encrypted using SSL or similar technologies.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Student privacy
- The privacy policy describes FERPA, PPRA, and COPPA responsibilities for school-provided information and says children under 13 have a limited feature set.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- School and district customers can get personalized online training and may purchase in-person professional development; all users have access to free fall webinars.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Teaching tools
- Teachers can assign activities from word lists, monitor student progress, and use dashboards to identify words students are struggling with.checked 9 Oct 2026
The company
- Company
- Vocabulary.com says it was founded in 2008 and joined IXL Learning in 2020.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2008checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- San Mateo, California, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free account limit
- A basic account can answer 10 VocabTrainer questions per day; basic teacher accounts cannot create classes, assign work, or view student data.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Trial
- The teacher signup guide says educators can start a 10-day free trial of the subscription.checked 9 Oct 2026
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