Free German flashcards · spaced repetition

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Der Hund, die Hunde: every noun comes with its article and plural, and irregular verbs with their past forms (ging, ist gegangen). The most frequent words come first, each with audio, and spaced repetition times the reviews.

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What a German card asks of you

German to English, English to German typed, or the missing word in an example sentence.
No ß or umlauts on your keyboard? Type ss, ae, oe and ue. But schon for schön is marked wrong: without the dots it's a different word.
Then rate it Again, Hard, Good or Easy, and FSRS schedules the next review. A daily cap on new words keeps the reviews manageable.

The stats show how many cards you review a day, what's due, your recall rate and the words you miss most, deck by deck.

42 themed decks, by level

A0: Essentials & greetings (47) · Family & people (45) · Numbers & quantities (46) · Colours & describing things (43) · Food & drink (45)

A1: Home & housework (41) · Town & directions (40) · Getting around (41) · Shopping & clothes (44) · Body & health (40) · Daily routine (39) · Weather & seasons (39) · Time, days & dates (45) · Jobs & work (37) · At the café & bakery (42)

A2: Travel & the hotel (40) · Feelings & moods (42) · Free time & sport (45) · School & studying (41) · Nature & animals (40) · Technology & the phone (39) · Linking words (40)

B1: Work & careers (46) · Job applications (46) · Housing & renting (45) · Offices & paperwork (46) · The health system (44) · Travel problems (44) · Relationships (44) · Emotions & character (45)

B2: Environment & climate (46) · Media & news (44) · Politics & society (44) · The economy (44) · Technology & the internet (45) · Education & university (45) · Law & rights (43) · Connecting ideas (44)

C1: Science & research (45) · Culture & the arts (43) · Idioms (44) · Academic & formal German (45)

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Questions

Are there free German flashcards with spaced repetition?

Yes. There are 5,616 free German cards in SparkAI, and the FSRS algorithm spaces your reviews: longer gaps for words you know, shorter ones for words you keep missing.

Which German words should I learn first?

The most frequent: sein, haben, werden, the articles and the small words that hold sentences together. The core decks follow the frequency list in order; themed decks cover subjects such as food, travel and work.

How do I remember der, die or das?

Learn every noun with its article, never on its own. On SparkAI's cards each noun comes with its article and its plural (der Hund, die Hunde), so you recall all three together, and the endings that give the gender away are taught in the lessons.

Can I make my own German flashcards?

Yes. Type a word for a suggested meaning, or have the AI write the meaning and an example sentence. You can also paste a list, group cards into your own decks, and save words from the stories and books you read.

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