Find
a word
Some words just stay with you.
Keep the words you want to remember.
How Parola works
Parola is a free iPhone app for collecting the words you love, giving them your own meaning, and building your vocabulary along the way.
Find
Make
it yours
Keep
it close
Pass
it on
Turn any word into a card worth sharing, and meet a new one every day. Every word you keep makes your vocabulary a little richer.
Discover your next favorite word
- petrichor
- komorebi
- mellifluous
- saudade
- halcyon
- tsundoku
- gossamer
- hiraeth
- murmuration
- mono no aware
- limerence
- sillage
- apricity
- waldeinsamkeit
- susurrus
- mångata
- aubade
- duende
- sobremesa
- gökotta
Rare gems and untranslatable words from around the world.
Save the words that matter… and give them your meaning.
What does this word mean to you?
serendipity
A fortunate discovery by chance.
Write your own definition…
Build your word collection
Collect the words you love.
Sorted however you like.
- Cellar doors7 words
- Grandma’s kitchen23 words
- Untranslatable14 words
- Night train to Lisbon31 words
- Rainy Sundays9 words
- Love letters18 words
- Tokyo, again42 words
- Moods3 words
- Bookshop finds27 words
- Sweet on the tongue12 words
- Before the wedding48 words
- L’esprit de l’escalier16 words
- Je ne sais quoi21 words
- Terra incognita5 words
Make a collection for anything: feelings you can’t quite name, places you dream about, the book on your nightstand. Every word gets a home of its own.
There’s more to every word
Explore the story behind every word.
- sound
/ˌserənˈdɪpəti/
- example
Finding that little café was pure serendipity.
- related words
chance · luck · coincidence
- did you know?
It comes from Serendip, an old name for Sri Lanka.
• English • Noun •
serendipity
The meaning
a fortunate discovery by chance
Every word remembers where it came from.
- Book
- Article
- Film
- Podcast
- Music
- Conversation
- Travel
- Game
- Internet
- Class
Every morning
Meet your
word of the day
A new word every day, ready to keep.
Simple by design
Free, and it stays that way.
Download Parola for free. Everything you collect stays free, forever.
Questions, answered.
Is Parola free?
Yes. Parola is free to download, the free version includes three collections, and everything you collect stays free. Parola Ultra is an optional upgrade, available monthly, yearly or as a lifetime purchase, with iCloud backup, unlimited collections, offline dictionaries and every typeface, icon and theme. The yearly plan has a 7-day free trial.
Where are my words stored?
On your iPhone. Your saved words and collections live in a database on your device, there’s no account, and they aren’t sent to us. If you turn on iCloud backup, a Parola Ultra feature, your collection is also kept in your own private iCloud. Read the details in our privacy policy.
Does it work offline?
Your collection is always on your phone, so it works offline. Parola Ultra adds offline dictionaries, so you can look up new words without a connection.
What’s the Word of the Day?
Every day Parola introduces one new word to discover. Keep it, give it your meaning, or add the widget to see it on your Home Screen.
How do I get help or send feedback?
Visit our support page or write to hello@heyparola.com.