Language learning games built from your own words
Twelve short games that train vocabulary, grammar, writing and listening in German, English, Spanish, French and Russian — built from the words you save.
Most language games teach you their word list, not yours. The trouble is that the word you will need tomorrow is not the one an app picked: it is the one you ran into yesterday reading a contract, watching a series, or trying to say something and coming up empty.
In Lehrito the games are built from your own saved vocabulary. Each round takes two or three minutes and does the one thing that actually fixes a word in memory: retrieving it, many times, spread out over days.
Why playing beats re-reading a list
Re-reading a list feels productive and leaves almost no trace: you recognise the word because it is right there. Recalling it without it in front of you is what builds memory — and that is precisely what a game forces you to do.
Then there is spacing. Ten reviews today are worth far less than ten reviews spread across three weeks. That is why every hit and miss in a game feeds your spaced repetition: the word comes back just before you would have forgotten it, not sooner and not much later.
And a less technical reason: a three-minute session that feels like a game gets done. A thirty-minute one that feels like studying gets postponed.
The twelve games, by skill
Each game trains something different. They are grouped by the skill they work on, so you can pick by what you want to improve rather than by the name.
- Vocabulary and memory
- Flashcards with cards that flip, Multiple choice to pick the right translation out of four, Definition to identify a word from its meaning, and Pair match to join each word to its translation.
- Writing and spelling
- Typing the translation from memory, Fill the gap with the right word, and Sentence scramble to rebuild a shuffled sentence.
- Grammar
- Der · Die · Das for German noun gender, Conjugation for picking the right verb form, and Synonyms for finding a synonym or an antonym.
- Listening and speaking
- Listen and type, which plays the word and asks you to write it, and Pronunciation, where you read an example aloud and it checks what was understood.
The pronunciation game uses the browser speech recogniser and compares what you said against what was expected. If you want detailed correction — accuracy, fluency and which specific sound to move — that is the pronunciation coach, a separate tool.
Getting started
- Create a free account and pick your language pair.
- Save a handful of words you want to remember. The games are built from them.
- Open Play, choose the skill you want to train and start a session.
The twelve games, one by one
Flashcards built from your own words
Cards that flip, with spaced repetition behind them: every answer decides when the word comes back.
Multiple choice: pick the right translation
Four options, one correct. The fastest way to check whether you recognise a word.
Definitions: identify the word from its meaning
Read the definition and name the word. The game that comes closest to thinking in the language.
Pair match: join each word to its translation
A board of pairs to clear. The most visual game, and the one that works best when you are in a hurry.
Typing: produce the word, do not just recognise it
You see a word and type its translation from memory. The hardest game and the one that pays most.
Fill the gap: the right word in its context
A sentence with a hole and the word that belongs in it. Trains usage, not just meaning.
Sentence scramble: rebuild the sentence
The words are shuffled and you put them in order. The word-order game.
Der, die or das: the German gender game
The right article for every noun, drilled until it comes out on its own.
Conjugation: the right verb form, without thinking
You pick the conjugated form the sentence needs. Repetition until it stops being a calculation.
Synonyms: stop reaching for the same word
Find the synonym or the antonym. The game that widens vocabulary sideways.
Listen and type: from sound to word
You hear the word and write it. The one game that trains your ear and your spelling together.
Pronunciation game: check whether you are understood
Read an example aloud and see what was understood. Quick practice, no scores.
FAQ
- Do I need an account to play?
- Yes. The games are built from your saved vocabulary, so an account is what makes them yours and keeps your progress. The free plan lets you save words and play.
- What if I have not saved any words yet?
- You can play with dictionary words instead of your own; that option is available from the Basic plan. Most people save a few first — the games pay off far more when they drill what you actually need.
- Which languages can I practise?
- German, English, Spanish, French and Russian, with content and levels aligned to the CEFR from A1 to C2.
- How long is a session?
- Two to five minutes. You choose how many cards or questions each round has.