Each new word begins with an easier exercise, then moves through more demanding ones as you learn it. Click through to see what changes.
The ball shows how firmly a word is remembered: from "New" to "Solid" in 7 steps. At most one rating per day moves it forward, so reaching "Solid" takes several days.
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Vocabulary trainer for your own words
Create cards for any word, in any language pair. Path to Words plans the next review for each card.
Path to Words uses FSRS to set a due date for each card. Easy cards wait longer. Difficult cards come back sooner.
FSRS-6, the scheduling algorithm
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When a word has examples, they stay simple and useful. No stiff sentences, no filler.
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Create free accountThere are three well-established findings about how you should practice words: spread your learning over several days, actively retrieve words from memory, and review them at the right time.
When you spread your learning over several days, you remember words better than after one long session. An analysis of 317 experiments from 184 studies shows this.1
Retrieving a word from memory yourself strengthens it more than simply reading it.3
The FSRS algorithm shows you each word right when you should review it. Tested on around 727 million reviews from 10,000 Anki users.