How Idiolect works
From a conversation to a word you can use.
Idiolect does not start with a random list. It starts with a conversation about where words matter to you, then builds one useful word into your day.
The word path
- 1Introduced
- 2Practised
- 3Used
- 4Yours
First: have a short conversation about you
You speak or type about where words matter to you, how you want to sound, and what you want to avoid. Idiolect reflects that conversation back as a direction you can edit.
A brief familiarity check helps separate words you already use from words you recognise but rarely reach for. Those recognised-but-unused words can be especially valuable.
Morning: get one word chosen for a reason
Idiolect uses your direction, familiarity, and preferred level of challenge to select one word. The app explains why that word suits what you asked for and gives you one small task for the day.
If the choice misses, you can say that it is too easy, too obscure, already familiar, or simply the wrong tone. That response helps refine later choices.
During the day: use it when it fits
You carry the word into an ordinary day. Use it in a conversation, a message, a note, a piece of writing, or a private thought. The moment should be real enough that the word has to fit what you mean.
Later: return at your chosen time and prove it
At the reflection time you chose, a notification asks how the word found a place in your day. If you used it earlier, you can return immediately instead of waiting.
Say the sentence aloud, review the transcription, and submit it. The AI considers the intended meaning, surrounding phrasing, naturalness, and tone. It can confirm a good use, recognise another valid sense, explain an awkward one, or ask for context when the sentence is ambiguous.
The microphone opens only when you choose the voice check-in. Idiolect does not listen to your conversations in the background or monitor private writing.
After time: see whether it is yours
A word comes back after a few days or weeks. You try to recall it before the definition appears. That later retrieval helps distinguish a word that felt familiar from one you can still reach for.
The aim is to make the word easier to retrieve in your own language. One use is a meaningful attempt, not proof that the word is permanently learned.
Introduced. Practised. Used. Yours.
What the evidence can tell us
The cited studies support learning through retrieval, generation, feedback, or a return after time has passed. They do not test Idiolect itself, and they do not prove that one successful use permanently teaches a word.
Try the whole loop
Learn one word you have a reason to use.
Idiolect selects a word from your onboarding conversation. Use it that day, then report the sentence by voice for AI feedback.
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