A free Spanish course from A1 to B2 — for people moving to Spain or Latin America, for anyone preparing a DELE, and for anyone who wants to speak Spanish rather than only recognise it.
You build everyday sentences and type them yourself, learn the words of each topic level by level, and read short texts written for the course. The grammar that trips learners up — ser and estar, the two past tenses, the subjunctive, por and para — sits in tables you take in at a glance. Explanations and translations are in English or Russian, and every answer you type is checked letter by letter.
the drills, flashcards and grammar charts need no account
a free account keeps your path, your streak and your mistakes
explanations in English or Russian
at a glance
Levels
A1–B2 on the CEFR scale — A1 is where a complete beginner starts
Words
2,136 words in 85 topic decks
Sentences
2,200 sentences from everyday life (18 topics), each with its meaning in English and Russian
Reading
Short texts written for the course, with reading tasks
Grammar
Tables and a cheat sheet: conjugation, the present, the two past tenses, future and conditional, subjunctive, imperative, ser vs estar, pronouns, articles, por vs para and numbers
Audio
Words and sentences in a synthesised voice (text-to-speech), not recordings of native speakers
Exams
DELE A2, B1 and B2: practice sets and timed mocks
Price
Free; a free account keeps your progress
What you learn
Each level is a set of everyday topics — people and family, food and drink, the city and directions, work, health, shopping, travel, the weather — with its own words, its own sentences and short texts to read. The grammar sits beside them as tables: the conjugations and the tenses, ser and estar, the preterite and the imperfect, the subjunctive, por and para, the pronouns and the articles.
At A1 alone that is 673 words and 550 sentences.
level by level
A1 — 673 words · 26 topic decks · 550 sentences
A2 — 336 words · 13 topic decks · 730 sentences
B1 — 668 words · 24 topic decks · 550 sentences
B2 — 318 words · 13 topic decks · 370 sentences
C1 · above the course — 141 words · 9 topic decks
counted from the set library itself, today
The course covers levels A1–B2; the set library holds decks above it too (C1), marked as above the course.
the topics the word decks cover
animals · art & culture · body & health · city & places · clothing · colours & shapes · emotions & feelings · food & drink · function words · house & furniture · law & government · money & shopping · motion verbs · numbers & quantity · people & family · perception verbs · plants & nature · religion & belief · school & education · sports & leisure · technology & internet · thinking & communication · time & calendar · travel & transport · weather & seasons · work & professions
How the course works
The course is a path generated from its own content, topic after topic and level after level. Four short lessons build each topic; a lesson is twenty items with eight new ones, which you meet on cards and type at once, and it counts when four in five are right.
It all sits on a map: your course is an island, and each topic you build stands on it. A checkpoint closes each level; when more than forty items are due, the next session is a review round. A daily goal, a streak and the streak freezes you earn keep you coming back.
The exercises:
flashcards with spaced repetition, typing the word you hear and the meaning of the word you see — no account needed
DELE practice sets for A2, B1 and B2 — no account needed
sentences: put the words in order from tiles, write the sentence from its meaning, put one word in its right form — with a free account
reading: tasks on short texts written for the course — with a free account
timed mock exams for each level — with a free account; their structure is still being matched to the real papers, and writing and speaking are not assessed yet
Your goal: a DELE diploma — or none
The DELE is the Instituto Cervantes' diploma of Spanish, one exam for each level of the CEFR. The facts below come from our DELE guide, checked against the Instituto Cervantes' own pages.
Spanish nationality by residence
DELE A2 or higher — the language test, prepared in this course
CCSE — Spain's Constitution and society; not taught here
Spanish has two verbs where English has one: ser for what something is — identity, origin, profession, the time — and estar for where it is and how it is just now. The ser-vs-estar chart sets the uses side by side with examples, and the sentence exercises bring both back in context until the choice stops being one.
The two past tenses
The preterite reports what happened; the imperfect paints what was going on around it — the background, a description, a habit. The preterite-vs-imperfect chart gives the uses first, then both tenses on regular and irregular verbs, and the present perfect beside them.
What is free
The course is free. Without an account you can open the flashcards, the word drills, the DELE practice sets, the grammar charts and the practice map; what you do stays in this browser.
A free account opens the lessons of your path, the sentence and reading exercises and the timed mock exams, and keeps your progress, your streak and your mistakes on every device. During the public beta the mock exams are unlimited; afterwards, how many you get each month depends on your plan.
frequently asked questions
Can I start Spanish from zero here?
Yes. The course starts at A1 — 673 words and 550 sentences at that level alone. Explanations and translations are in English or Russian.
Which DELE do I need for Spanish nationality?
Spanish nationality by residence asks for two Instituto Cervantes tests: a DELE A2 or higher and the CCSE on Spain's Constitution and society; nationals of Spanish-speaking countries are exempt from the language test, and applicants under 18 are exempt from both. Confirm your own case with the Ministry of Justice before you book.
Do I have to pass A2 before B1?
No. Each DELE level is an independent exam, and anyone can register for any level without a previous diploma or a course.
Does wspell mark my writing and speaking?
Not yet. In the real exam examiners mark them; the mock exams here leave them out for now, so practise writing with someone who corrects you and speaking with a partner.
Is the audio recorded by native speakers?
No. Words and sentences are spoken in a synthesised voice (text-to-speech), not recorded by native speakers. Use it to tie a word to its sound, and listen to real Spanish as well.
Is wspell connected to the Instituto Cervantes?
No. The DELE and its name belong to the Instituto Cervantes; wspell is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by it.
Exam names and trade marks on this page belong to the organisations that own and run those exams. wspell is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any of them.