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Upload the word lists, slides or photos from your German class and get flashcards you can review on a spaced repetition schedule.

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Why build your own German vocabulary deck

Your own Deutsch Wortschatz flashcards can start from the vocabulary list your teacher already handed out. Cards made from your own lessons match the words you will be tested on, which a generic deck often misses.

  • Keep each deck to one unit or topic so review stays focused.
  • Learn nouns with their articles (der, die, das) from the start.
  • Review older cards alongside new ones to protect long-term recall.
  • Add a short sentence example to words that have several meanings.
Example German vocabulary flashcards for beginners
der Bahnhofthe train station
lernento learn
das Fensterthe window
schnellfast, quick
die Hausaufgabethe homework
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Start from your own material

PDFs, DOCX and PPTX files, plain notes and photos of pages are all read, so the vocabulary your teacher gave you becomes cards.

Spaced repetition

Cards come back at the intervals when you are likely to forget them, so new Wortschatz is reviewed before it fades.

Export when you need it

Plus adds PDF, DOCX, Anki and CSV export for printing or for studying in other apps.

How it works

Upload your word list

Add a PDF, slide deck, DOCX, text notes or a photo of a vocabulary page.

Generate your cards

DeckOwl drafts German term and meaning pairs from the material you gave it.

Review on a schedule

Study in the browser, and the words you find hard return sooner through spaced repetition.

A small daily batch, such as 10 to 15 new words, is easier to keep up than a long cram before a test. Grouping words by topic, like travel, food or school, makes related nouns and verbs easier to remember together.

When the list changes each week, upload the new handout and generate a fresh set instead of retyping every word. Older cards stay in rotation so earlier vocabulary keeps coming back.

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Frequently asked questions

How many German words should I learn each week?

A small daily batch of 10 to 15 new words is easier to sustain than a long weekly cram. Review older cards alongside the new ones so earlier vocabulary stays in memory.

Should I learn German nouns with their articles?

Yes. Learning der, die or das with each noun helps you choose the right article later, and gender is hard to guess from the word alone.

Can I study German flashcards for free?

Yes. The free plan includes 3 generations per month and studying in the browser, but exporting to PDF, DOCX, Anki or CSV requires Plus.

Does DeckOwl work with photos of vocabulary pages?

Yes. Photos of pages are read with text recognition, so a snapshot of a textbook vocabulary list can become flashcards.

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