NewWordBook: Learn vocabulary by dictation, free in 16 languages
See it, hear it, write it, remember it
Learn 16 languages free by dictation: English, Spanish, French, German, Chinese, Italian, Portuguese, Turkish, Dutch, Polish, Swedish, Vietnamese, Latin, Norwegian, Irish, Indonesian. Hear words and passages in natural voices, write them down, then study them with flashcards, multiple choice and shadowing, with pictures and example sentences. Missed words go into your wordbook.
- Dictation
- Cards
- Multiple choice
- Shadowing reading
- Natural voices
- Pictures
- Examples
How you learn on NewWordBook
Word dictation
Hear a word, type it, and see at once where your spelling slipped. Every word comes with its pronunciation, meaning and an example sentence.
Passage dictation
Take down a short story, a slow news item or any passage sentence by sentence, and train your listening and spelling together.
Learn vocabulary
Study each unit's word list with flashcards and multiple choice before you dictate, so new words stick.
Make your own dictation
Paste your own word list or text, and it becomes a dictation course with natural voices: keep it to yourself, share it by link, or publish it for everyone.
Your wordbook
The words you miss are kept in your wordbook, to practise again until you know them.
Languages to learn
Learn English
Learn English by dictation: words and passages read in natural voices, with flashcards, multiple choice, shadowing, pictures and example sentences.
- English for beginners: first words
- Everyday English words
- Tricky English spelling
- English for beginners: short stories
- English listening passages
- Stories from everyday life
- Key Stages 1 to 4 spelling
- IELTS vocabulary
- TOEFL vocabulary
- SAT vocabulary
- ACT vocabulary
- GRE vocabulary
- PTE vocabulary
- Everyday English: At the café
- Short news in slow English
- First 200 English words
Learn Spanish
Learn Spanish by dictation: words and passages read in natural voices, with flashcards, multiple choice, shadowing, pictures and example sentences.
- Everyday Spanish: At the café
- Short news in slow Spanish
- First Spanish words
- Spanish for beginners: first words
- Spanish for beginners: short stories
Learn French
Learn French by dictation: words and passages read in natural voices, with flashcards, multiple choice, shadowing, pictures and example sentences.
- Everyday French: At the café
- Short news in slow French
- First French words
- French for beginners: first words
- French for beginners: short stories
Learn German
Learn German by dictation: words and passages read in natural voices, with flashcards, multiple choice, shadowing, pictures and example sentences.
- German for beginners: first words
- German for beginners: short stories
- Everyday German words
- German exam vocabulary
- German listening passages
Learn Chinese
Learn Chinese by dictation: words and passages read in natural voices, with flashcards, multiple choice, shadowing, pictures and example sentences.
Learn Italian
Learn Italian by dictation: words and passages read in natural voices, with flashcards, multiple choice, shadowing, pictures and example sentences.
- Italian for beginners: first words
- Italian for beginners: short stories
- Everyday Italian words
- Italian exam vocabulary
- Italian listening passages
Learn Portuguese
Learn Portuguese by dictation: words and passages read in natural voices, with flashcards, multiple choice, shadowing, pictures and example sentences.
- Portuguese for beginners: first words
- Portuguese for beginners: short stories
- Everyday Portuguese words
- Portuguese exam vocabulary
- Portuguese listening passages
Learn Turkish
Learn Turkish by dictation: words and passages read in natural voices, with flashcards, multiple choice, shadowing, pictures and example sentences.
Learn Dutch
Learn Dutch by dictation: words and passages read in natural voices, with flashcards, multiple choice, shadowing, pictures and example sentences.
- Dutch for beginners: first words
- Dutch for beginners: short stories
- Everyday Dutch words
- Dutch exam vocabulary
- Dutch listening passages
Learn Polish
Learn Polish by dictation: words and passages read in natural voices, with flashcards, multiple choice, shadowing, pictures and example sentences.
- Polish for beginners: first words
- Polish for beginners: short stories
- Everyday Polish words
- Polish exam vocabulary
Learn Swedish
Learn Swedish by dictation: words and passages read in natural voices, with flashcards, multiple choice, shadowing, pictures and example sentences.
- Swedish for beginners: first words
- Swedish for beginners: short stories
- Everyday Swedish words
- Swedish exam vocabulary
- Swedish listening passages
Learn Vietnamese
Learn Vietnamese by dictation: words and passages read in natural voices, with flashcards, multiple choice, shadowing, pictures and example sentences.
Learn Latin
Learn Latin by dictation: words and passages read in natural voices, with flashcards, multiple choice, shadowing, pictures and example sentences.
Learn Norwegian
Learn Norwegian by dictation: words and passages read in natural voices, with flashcards, multiple choice, shadowing, pictures and example sentences.
- Norwegian for beginners: first words
- Norwegian for beginners: short stories
- Everyday Norwegian words
- Norwegian exam vocabulary
- Norwegian listening passages
Learn Irish
Learn Irish by dictation: words and passages read in natural voices, with flashcards, multiple choice, shadowing, pictures and example sentences.
Learn Indonesian
Learn Indonesian by dictation: words and passages read in natural voices, with flashcards, multiple choice, shadowing, pictures and example sentences.