Why flashcards work so well for vocabulary
Learning a language means remembering hundreds, and later thousands, of separate words. Reading a word list over and over feels productive, but mostly you just recognise the words — you can’t yet retrieve them yourself. With a flashcard you see one word and have to come up with the translation first. That active recall is exactly what you will need to do in a conversation or a test.
Flipeezy was originally built for language learners, so it has a few features that really help with vocabulary.
Getting your word list into Flipeezy
Type the words yourself
Create a board, choose the labels (for example French and English) and type in your words. Handy for short lists or words you jot down in class.
Import a CSV word list
Already have your words in Excel, Numbers or Google Sheets? Save them as CSV: column 1 becomes the front, column 2 the back. Hundreds of words are ready in seconds.
Let AI pull the words from your course
Upload a PDF or photo of the word list or text from your textbook and choose Vocabulary mode. Set which language to go from and to, and the AI creates the word pairs for you. See how on the page turn a PDF into flashcards.
Practise the way you actually use a language
- In both directions. Recognising a word (French → English) is easier than producing it yourself (English → French). Practise both directions so you can use the word when you speak or write.
- Hear how it sounds. With the speaker button the word is read aloud in the right language, so you learn the pronunciation too.
- Multiple choice to get started. For new words, a multiple choice test with four options helps you recognise them quickly.
- Type mode to make it stick. Type the translation yourself. Small typos are recognised as “almost right”, so you immediately see the correct spelling.
- Spaced repetition to remember. Words you find hard come back more often; words you know are left alone for a while. Read more on the spaced repetition page.
Tips to learn vocabulary faster
- Learn articles and gender along with the word. Put la bibliothèque on your card, not just bibliothèque.
- One board per chapter or theme. Smaller, related sets are easier to remember than one long list.
- Add context where it helps. A short example sentence on the back makes all the difference for words with several meanings.
- Use images. For concrete words (animals, food, clothes) you can put a photo on the card instead of a translation.
- Study a little every day rather than once for a long time. That is how your memory works best.
Learning words together
Studying with your class for the same test? Share your board with classmates via a link or email address. Everyone practises with their own progress, and the leaderboard turns it into a small competition.