Turn a word list into flashcards with translations and IPA

Lexica makes flashcards for language learners from the words you already have. Paste a list from class, a textbook or your notes, one word or phrase per line, and each one becomes a finished card with a translation, its article or gender, IPA and an example sentence.

Paste your list

Generate cards, step one: a list of Spanish words, el mercado, la cuenta, la propina and pedir, recognised as a word list, in Spanish at level A2

Open Generate cards and paste the list into “What do you want to learn?”. When it sees three or more short lines, Lexica reads them as a word list, and you can change that guess if it's wrong. Write one entry per line. If your list already has meanings, keep them as “word - meaning” and Lexica uses yours for the back of the card.

A list can be up to 100 lines. Choose the language and your level, then tap Suggest words. Suggestions are free.

Pick the words you want

Generate cards, step two: twelve suggested Spanish words with their meanings, ten picked, and two already in the library — Picking and building work the same for a list as for a topic. This deck started from the topic “A night out for tapas in Madrid”.

Lexica returns your entries in the same order, each with a short gloss in your language. Your word stays the front of the card, with only the article or gender mark added where the language needs one. Words that are already in your library are flagged, so you don't make the same card twice. Untick anything you'd rather leave out.

Get finished cards

Generate cards, step three: ten built cards such as la caña, a small draught beer, each with IPA and an example sentence

Each word you picked becomes a card with a short translation, the article or gender, IPA and an example sentence that shows the word in use. Before you save the deck you can edit any card, build one again or remove it.

The example uses only words at or below the level you chose, so an A2 list gets short, everyday sentences. Irregular plurals are written out, as in “un animal / des animaux”, and when a word is easy to misuse, like a false friend, the back adds a short note in brackets.

Every card you build uses one AI action. The free plan includes 2 decks, 100 cards, 20 AI actions a day (a card or an audio clip each), unlimited reviews.

Add audio afterwards

Audio isn't part of building the cards. Once the deck is saved, open a card and tap Generate audio next to the word or the example, and Lexica adds a natural voice for it. Each clip is one AI action, and it's saved with the card, so it plays for free after that. There's more on the page about IPA and audio.

What works well as a list

The vocabulary list from this week's class or textbook unit.
Words you underlined while reading an article or a book.
Phrases you want ready for a trip, like asking for the bill.
Verbs you keep forgetting, with their meaning after a dash.

If you're moving from another app, export its words as plain text and paste them here. It's the quickest way to bring them across, and the page on Lexica vs Anki explains what changes.

Questions about word lists

How many words can I paste at once?

Up to 100 lines in one go. On the free plan you can build 20 cards a day, and Lexica Pro raises that limit.

What if my list already has meanings?

Write each line as “word - meaning”. Lexica keeps your meaning for the back of the card instead of choosing its own.

Can a line be a phrase, not just a word?

Yes. Each line can be a word or a short phrase of up to six words, like a set expression you want to learn as one piece.

Are suggestions free?

Yes. Suggesting words costs nothing. Only the cards you build, and the audio clips you add later, use AI actions.

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