The Learners' Dictionary
I have created a dictionary specifically for German learners who speak English
I started during covid and now it's grown into a real dictionary with over 12 thousand entires and many features normal dictionaries don't have.
Why my dictionary is special
Most dictionaries give you a list of translations but there's no real order or guidance. I have structured my dictionary around "ideas".
A word might have 20 translations but only 3 distinct ideas. One of those ideas might be essential. Another might be rare and useless. And one idea might have one opposite, while another idea of the same word has a different opposite. Knowing this stuff is really helpful and it's missing in most dictionaries today. Sure, others have grouped up meanings too, but it's often an incoherent mess.
Every usage note, frequency rating, opposite and example is attached to an idea of the word, not just the word. So you always know exactly what you're learning and why it matters.
What my dictionary offers
Every entry
- Translations grouped by underlying idea
- Usage notes per idea that clarify the meaning and use and help you avoid the pitfalls
- Value rating per idea (how common is it)
- Opposites per idea
- 14,000+ handwritten example sentences
- AI-generation option for ideas that don't have examples.
- Word family trees - explore the relatives and offspring of a word
- Hundreds of Indo-European roots with descriptions and English connections that can help you memorize words
- Links to lessons I wrote about the word if you want to dig deeper
- Ask questions directly about an entry, I'll reply
- AI overviews for words not yet added
Member features
- Add your own notes to the entries and customize your dictionary
- Save words and ideas to your collections
- Export your stack to Anki
- Practice vocabulary on YDG (coming soon)
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Use the search field at the top to look up any word.
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