How To Retake The Placement Test On Duolingo – 4 Easy Steps

Four routes back to the placement test, new account, course reset, web version or incognito, what to screenshot first, and four common issues.

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Dec 11, 2025

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How To Retake The Placement Test On Duolingo – 4 Easy Steps

Key Takeaways

Four routes back to the placement test, new account, course reset, web version or incognito, what to screenshot first, and four common issues.

Many people say they can’t take another placement test once they start the course.

But that’s not true if you know how.

LUME will show you how to retake the placement test on Duolingo and deal with common issues that happen along the way.

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Key Takeaways

The option to retake the placement test on Duolingo is not immediately visible, but it’s possible.
Signing up for a new account or resetting your current course are two common ways to rediscover the path to the placement test again.
Take screenshots of important stats, review lessons, and check your rank before taking the test again.
There are four common issues you should avoid when retaking the test.

How To Retake The Placement Test On Duolingo

Sign Up For A New Account

Creating a brand new account is a good option for retaking the placement test.

All you need to do is use another email and register for another Duolingo account.

Note that this method gives a fresh start, meaning all progress will be counted again.

You’ll need to collect your XP from the start.

How To Retake The Placement Test On Duolingo

Reset Your Current Course

It’s another easy way to restart from scratch.

The steps are as follows:

Go to your Profile Picture
Choose Settings
Select Manage courses
Choose the course you want to reset and remove it.
Confirm your choice, then add the course back to start fresh

Retake Using Duolingo Web Instead Of The App

Since the website usually displays more features than the app, you can try this method.

Open the app on mobile, then click Log out.
Visit the website duolingo.com.
Log in to your account.
Choose the language you want to retake.
“Take placement test” option might appear on the start page.

If you don’t see this option, the next method may help.

Use Incognito / Different Browser To Avoid Cache Issues

Bypassing the cache can help you deal with the issue.

Open Incognito mode on your browser.
Go to the Duolingo website.
Log in and choose the language course you want to retake the placement test.

3 Things To Do Before Resetting

Take Screenshots Of Your Current Level & Stats

Duolingo will delete all your progress once you reset.

Thus, it’s worth snapshooting your current level, record, and achievements to see how far you can go after.

You can also use it to identify the areas you need to improve.

3 Things To Do Before Resetting

Consider Doing Review Lessons Instead Of A Full Reset

Reviewing lessons sometimes brings more benefits than a placement test after a full reset.

Since Duolingo uses an adaptive algorithm, questions in each lesson will also be adjusted to your knowledge.

If you’re away for a short time and don’t forget too much, redoing a unit will restore your memory.

This way, you can continue your learning path.

By taking lessons, you can preserve your XP/ crowns as well.

Check If Your XP Streak / Leaderboard Rank Matters To You

Since resetting wipes away your course, your total of language-specific XP will be back to the starting level.

Besides, you may lose quest progress, though Duolingo says removing a course will not change your streak or leaderboard rank.

If you don’t mind these situations, continue with resetting.

Otherwise, you can try other methods to retake the placement test.

4 Common Issues When Retaking The Placement Test and Solutions

“I Don’t See The Placement Test Button”

It’s a common issue that happens to existing learners.

When you’re in the middle of the course, there’s no such button.

It only appears when you start a brand new language or after starting over a course.

Follow one of the methods above if you still want to take the placement test again.

Account Auto-direct To Lessons Instead Of Test

Normally, Duolingo directs you to the learning part as it wants you to continue learning.

It will not prompt a placement test for active learners.

The solution is to fully reset the course.

Or you can try to switch devices or use incognito mode since nothing is saved in the cache.

Course Reset Is Greyed Out Or Unavailable

You usually see it when you use the Duolingo for Schools version.

This issue also occurs when your account is intentionally or accidentally linked to a classroom.

The third reason is that there’s a temporary app bug.

To solve this problem, you can:

Go to Manage Courses in your Profile Settings to leave the classroom.
Use the web version to see if this option shows up.
Contact Duolingo support to unlink your account from Classroom.

I Retook The Test, But My Level Barely Changed

The reason for this issue can be varied:

Only a limited portion of the learning path can be unlocked after the placement test.
Duolingo does not allow you to skip too far, as it can break the lesson sequence.
There’s a restriction to skip lessons in some languages.
You make many mistakes while retaking.

If you think you need to be at a further level, choose “Jump Here” to move forward.

Or you can redo the placement test slowly and carefully.