How to delete a language on Duolingo

If you started out highly motivated learning languages, now you are probably wondering how to delete a language on Duolingo.

This may be because you want a simpler interface, or because you don’t want to study that language anymore.

In any case, in this guide, you’ll see how to delete a course on Duolingo in just 5 steps from your smartphone, and/or from your PC.

Can you remove a language from Duolingo in 2022?

Yes!

It is possible to remove a language from your Duolingo App.

However, the process although simple, it’s a bit tricky, that’s why there is this tutorial.

Is deleting a course on Duolingo the same as removing a Language?

Removing a language from Duolingo is the same as removing a course.

This popular language learning app offers a variety of courses that can be used to learn different languages.

Actually, when you want to learn a new language, you are actually adding a course in the app:

How to remove a language on Duolingo using the Smartphone 

Duolingo is available on both Android and iOS devices.

Depending on the version you use, the procedure may be slightly different, although the application is quite universal, so these screenshots made on an iPhone will be probably useful for you.

First, locate and open the Duolingo application on your smartphone (if you haven’t already done so, log in to your account)

Now you’ll have to go to your Profile, it may be hidden under the elipsis menú button (…)

Tap on the Gear button on the top right of the screen.

Scroll down until you see a button called “Manage Courses”, tap on it.

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You’ll see here a list of all the languages (courses), you’ve enrolled in. Just tap on the remove button on the ones you’d like to get rid of.

A message will appear stating that deleting a course is a permanent change and can’t be undone, if you agree with that, tap on Delete Course.

The language will be dimmed for a couple of seconds, and then it will completely disappear from your profile and dashboard.

How to delete a Duolingo course from PC

As you can imagine, removing a language from the PC(Mac is much easier.

As there is not an official app for Windows or macOS, you’ll have to delete your languages from Duolingo’s website, so go there, log in, and then go to the settings under your profile picture.

Now, select the Learning Languages section on the sidebar and click on Manage Courses on the main content (it doesn’t matter which language you have selected on the top dropdown menu)

The next window will show you a list of all the languages you are following. All you have to do is click con “Remove”, on the ones you want to delete.

As happened on the smartphone version, you’ll have to confirm this step to finally delete the language from your profile. Once you do so, the course will be gone.

Does removing a course deletes also its progress?

Does removing a course deletes also its progress?

YES!

That means that you’ll lose all the progress you have made, so be sure and careful when deleting languages from your Duolingo account.

To sum up

Deleting a course or language in Duolingo should be easier, as you’d expect this option to be found inside the course itself, not on your profile.

However, as you’ve seen, removing a language from Duolingo consists of just in few steps:

1. Login into your account, and go to the settings on your profile.
2. Locate the “Manage Courses” option, (which is inside the Learning Languages section on the PC)
3. Delete the unwanted language, and confirm that all the data will be lost.

Deleting a language on Duolingo is not synonymous with failure, remember that you can always restart the course at any time!