About r/conlangs
This subreddit is focused on the discussion of conlangs, tools, and activities to aid you in the construction of your own conlang, and creating a community environment where we can all enjoy conlanging together
The community at a glance
r/conlangs is a Subreddit for Writers with roughly 125K members. It has been around since 2009. It has both a forum and a live chat communication style.
Roughly 15K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Conlang, Conlangs, and Grammar. Product recommendations often mention dictionary and app.
Community Topics
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 2K members
- 2014: 3K members
- 2015: 3K members
- 2016: 6K members
- 2017: 6K members
- 2018: 7K members
- 2019: 15K members
- 2020: 17K members
- 2021: 11K members
- 2023: 22K members
- 2024: 11K members
- 2025: 13K members
- 2026: 9K members
Past year (monthly)
- Sep: 818 members
- Oct: 911 members
- Nov: 1K members
- Dec: 1K members
- Jan: 1K members
- Feb: 1K members
- Mar: 1K members
- Apr: 1K members
- May: 1K members
- Jun: 1K members
- Jul: 2K members
- Aug: 254 members
Topics
- Conlang93 posts in the past month#193Conlang
- Conlangs66 posts in the past month#266Conlangs
- Grammar16 posts in the past month#316Grammar
- Phonology15 posts in the past month#415Phonology
- Translation12 posts in the past month#512Translation
Flair
- Discussion61 posts in the past month
- The written language of the Avatar World is introduced, replacing the Chinese characters. It is officially called Avatarian
- TIL: Cornish has 5 competing orthographies (standardized systems for writing a language), despite there being only 400 fluent speakers
- Would it be possible to construct a language without personal pronouns?
#161DiscussionThe written language of the Avatar World is introduced, replacing the Chinese characters. It is officially called Avatarian · TIL: Cornish has 5 competing orthographies (standardized systems for writing a language), despite there being only 400 fluent speakers · Would it be possible to construct a language without personal pronouns? - Activity39 posts in the past month
- How do you say “When will I be loved?” in your conlang?
- Translate “Tipo is a mountainous village in Bataan” in your conlang.
- Report to the irregularities desk and tell us about some of the irregularities in your conlang
#239ActivityHow do you say “When will I be loved?” in your conlang? · Translate “Tipo is a mountainous village in Bataan” in your conlang. · Report to the irregularities desk and tell us about some of the irregularities in your conlang - Translation32 posts in the past month
- Colours and their etymology in Taxem
- A text conversation in Žaska.
- "The Amazing Digital Circus finale" clip dubbed in Daveltic
#332TranslationColours and their etymology in Taxem · A text conversation in Žaska. · "The Amazing Digital Circus finale" clip dubbed in Daveltic - Other19 posts in the past month
- I'm an indie game developer, who've been working on adding translation support for multiple major languages. Then a fan of my game and conlangs suggested I should find some volunteers to translate into Toki Pona, which I did! Love the names of creature!
- I never created a language.
- Conlang in use
#419OtherI'm an indie game developer, who've been working on adding translation support for multiple major languages. Then a fan of my game and conlangs suggested I should find some volunteers to translate into Toki Pona, which I did! Love the names of creature! · I never created a language. · Conlang in use - Grammar17 posts in the past month
- Noun conjugation progress - is this too "rigid"?
- How to develop a PIE conlang into a more agglutinative or refular form
- Development of Tripartite Alignment in transition from Old Bêskixêr to Middle Bêskixêr
#517GrammarNoun conjugation progress - is this too "rigid"? · How to develop a PIE conlang into a more agglutinative or refular form · Development of Tripartite Alignment in transition from Old Bêskixêr to Middle Bêskixêr
Product recommendations
- dictionary4 posts in the past month
- can anyone recommend me a software to create a dictionary?
- can anyone recommend software to create a dictionary?
- What apps do you recommend for making a dictionary for conlangs?
#14dictionarycan anyone recommend me a software to create a dictionary? · can anyone recommend software to create a dictionary? · What apps do you recommend for making a dictionary for conlangs? - app4 posts in the past month
- What's the best app to upload lessons of your language?
- Best app to keep the language.
- Which would you recommend for conlang tools?
#24appWhat's the best app to upload lessons of your language? · Best app to keep the language. · Which would you recommend for conlang tools?
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/conlangs for?
- Best for Writers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion, live chat.
- Is r/conlangs free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/conlangs have?
- Roughly 125K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/conlangs on?
- r/conlangs runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/conlangs cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/conlangs is organized under Writers.
- How do I join r/conlangs?
- You can join r/conlangs by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Writing communities like?
- Communities for writers of all kinds, from fiction and screenwriting to technical writing and journalism. Discord and Reddit have large general writing communities for feedback and accountability, with more specialized groups for specific genres, craft topics, and publication paths like self-publishing and traditional querying.
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