German novels
Catch the literary words that authors use once and never again.
Word HolderEvery German word looked up. Kept. Practiced. Remembered.
A vocabulary notebook that fills itself as you read — then quizzes you back.
Look up any German word
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Here's what happens after you look up a word:
For example, vernarrt:
How Word Holder works with vernarrt:
- Look up vernarrt and see the definition: Heftig verliebt oder schwärmerisch zugetan: besotted, infatuated, smitten
- Word Holder saves vernarrt automatically in your words list.
- A review card comes due later with the cue “besotted; infatuated”, so you can recall the word and rate how well you knew it.
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Looking up a word is easy. Remembering it later is the problem.
Dictionaries explain a word once, then it's gone. Browser translators don't build a vocabulary history. Manual flashcards interrupt your reading. Word Holder keeps the words you naturally encounter so they're still there a week later.
From reading to review, automatically
- Read a German book, article, or webpage.
- Look up an unfamiliar word on the website.
- The word is saved automatically with its meaning and an example sentence.
- Come back the next day to review only the words you actually met.
Reviews are scheduled by an SM-2-based scheduler — the same family that powered Anki — so each word comes back right before you forget it. Coming from Anki? See how Word Holder compares.
Useful for
Any reading where new German words show up.
Online articles
Save unfamiliar terms from news, essays, and long-form writing.
Work & study reading
Build a vocabulary from the texts you already read for school or work.
Academic & professional
Capture the precise vocabulary your field needs — without curating decks.
Not another flashcard deck
- Every lookup becomes a flashcard automatically — no decks to build.
- Vocabulary comes from real reading, not generic word lists.
- You only review words you actually needed in context.
- Unlimited reviews and quizzes — we don't ration your studying.
- Designed for people who already read German, not beginners.
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