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Why Wortplay exists

We built a lot of decks before we built this.

You know how it goes. Find a list, build the deck, fix the cards, hunt for sentences, and on every review rate your own memory and hope the interval settings are right. Somewhere in there, the actual German stops. We did it too.

Wortplay is what we wished we’d had.

If you’re like us, you’ve probably…

Wondered whether the list you’re learning from is enough.
More than 16,000 words and expressions in 200 levels, from the basics to the vocabulary of the news, social media, and more.
Never been sure where you stand.
The proof is in the pudding. Every word you’ve learned has a stage you can check, and every level has a bar that fills as your words climb. You know where you are, word by word.
Run out of steam.
We’d rather it feel satisfying than stressful. Sessions you size yourself, a cap on daily reviews, and a rhythm that fits your schedule instead of fighting it.

Your session

Learn a batch, then review it until it sticks.

Try them here. Nothing is saved.

  1. Learn a batch

    Meet a few new words with their meanings, plural, an Explainer, and examples. A short quiz starts their reviews.

    Lessons
    Noun · Level 11
    der Zeitpunkt
    point in time
    Primary meaning
    point in time
    Also accepted
    moment, time
    Plural
    die Zeitpunkte

    Explainer

    "Point in time", when exactly something happens (Jetzt ist nicht der richtige Zeitpunkt). Zu diesem Zeitpunkt is "at that point".

    Ein Moment can be a point in time too, but it's also a short while: Einen Moment, bitte! Time in general, as in having time, is Zeit.

  2. Review

    Type the answer, German to English and English to German. Words come back when the schedule says so.

    Review
    Noun · Level 11
    point in time
    German

    Type the German, with its article, and press Enter.

Right answers push a word further out.

A new word comes back within hours. Every right answer stretches the gap, and a miss brings the word back sooner. After the Master stage it leaves your queue.

  1. Apprentice

    Hours to days

    Four quick returns while a word is new.

  2. Adept

    1 to 2 weeks

    Two more, further apart. Adept words count toward the next level.

  3. Expert

    About a month

    One check that the word has stayed with you.

  4. Master

    About four months

    A last, long test in both directions.

  5. Known

    No more reviews

    The word leaves your queue for good.

More about reviews and grading.

Optional challenges

Want even more?

Advanced practice on just the words you’ve learned.

der · die · das

Gender

The article that belongs with a noun.

ich · du · wir

Conjugation

Verb forms, one pattern at a time.

an · auf · mit

Prepositions

The preposition a phrase calls for.

Die ___ ist groß.

Clozes

A missing word in a sentence you can read.

Good to know

A few details.

Already know some German?

Mark words you know as already known, in a lesson or on the Vocabulary page, and move on. Level 0 holds the basics from any beginner course, pronouns, articles, numbers, and starts marked as known. Marking words known can extend your free levels.

How are typed answers checked?

Nouns include their article. Capitals are forgiving, and ae, oe, ue, and ss stand in for ä, ö, ü, and ß. You choose how strictly spelling is checked, and a wrong article is marked apart from a misspelling. Compare the answer-checking settings.

How much do I study each day?

Set a lesson batch size and a daily review cap in Settings. Pause a session and pick it up later. Extra Study lets you practice without touching your schedule.

Can I add listening practice?

Turn on listening questions in Settings. Pronunciation uses AI-generated German speech, and coverage varies by word. More about audio.

Is this a complete German course?

Wortplay teaches vocabulary and the drills around it, in English. Use it alongside grammar, reading, listening, and conversation. Finishing the course does not establish a CEFR level.

Where can I study?

In the browser on your phone, tablet, or computer. Sign in and your progress follows you.

The Wortplay course

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