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Turn French vocabulary from your notes into English flashcards

Upload a PDF, slides, typed notes or a photo of a vocabulary page. DeckOwl builds French-English flashcards you can review on a spaced repetition schedule.

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Why custom French-English flashcards work better than generic decks

Ready-made French-English flashcards are convenient, but they rarely match the words your teacher assigned or the textbook unit you are on. Making your own cards by hand takes time that is better spent studying.

  • Cards come from the exact vocabulary in your lessons, not a generic word list
  • Review both French to English and English to French for recognition and recall
  • Photos of textbook or handout pages are read with text recognition
  • Start free with three generations a month and no credit card
Example French-English vocabulary flashcards
bonjourhello or good day, used during the day
la bibliothèquelibrary
avoir besoin deto need, followed by a noun or infinitive
le petit déjeunerbreakfast, the first meal of the day
je voudraisI would like, a polite way to order or request something
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Built from your material

Start with the vocabulary list, chapter or handout you already have instead of a generic deck.

Spaced repetition

Cards you miss come back sooner, and words you know fade to longer intervals.

Both directions

Study French to English or English to French so recognition and recall both improve.

How it works

Upload your material

Add a PDF, DOCX, PPTX, plain text notes or a photo of the page.

Generate your cards

DeckOwl pulls out the French terms and their English meanings as flashcards.

Review on schedule

Study in the browser each day and let spaced repetition decide what comes up next.

DeckOwl reads your own lesson material and turns each French term and its English meaning into a card. Pair that with spaced repetition and you review only what you are close to forgetting, which keeps vocabulary sticking across a semester.

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Frequently asked questions

How should I group French vocabulary into flashcard decks?

Group words by lesson, theme or grammar topic, such as verbs of motion or food. Smaller, focused decks are easier to review consistently than one large list.

Should I study French words from English to French or the reverse?

Try both directions. Recalling the French from the English builds the recall you need for speaking and writing, while the reverse helps with reading.

Can I export French-English flashcards to Anki or a CSV file?

Yes, the Plus plan includes Anki and CSV export along with PDF and DOCX. The free plan lets you study in the browser without exports.

Can DeckOwl make cards from a photo of a vocabulary page?

Yes, photos of pages are read with text recognition, so a picture of a textbook or handout vocabulary list can become flashcards.

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