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German, explained.

Real sentences, not word lists. Type the word each sentence needs. Miss it, and Alexandria shows you exactly why, then brings the card back right before you’d forget.

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  • 11,501 dictionary words
  • der · die · das rules built in
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Ich gehe mit Hund spazieren.

I'm taking the dog for a walk.

  • derTermin
  • dieWohnung
  • trotzdem
  • dasBrötchen
  • dieAnmeldung
  • doch
  • derFeierabend
  • dasBürgeramt
  • eigentlich
  • dieKrankenkasse
  • derMietvertrag
  • dasWochenende
  • na ja
  • dieRechnung
  • derSchlüssel
  • dasMädchen

Every mistake has a reason

Most apps mark it wrong.
Alexandria tells you why.

A typical app

Ich gehe mit der Hund spazieren.

Incorrect. Correct answer: dem

…and you’re left guessing what went wrong.

Alexandria

Ich gehe mit dem Hund spazieren.

mit always takes the dative. In the dative, masculine der becomes dem.

Memory hook: aus, bei, mit, nach, seit, von, zu are always dative.

Then the card returns right before you’d forget it.

One-tap mistake explanations are part of Alexandria Premium.

How it works

Ten minutes a day. Real German.

One short session a day, built from the words you’re learning and the ones you’re about to forget.

  1. Alexandria home screen showing today's session with 22 reviews and 2 new words
    01

    Open today’s session

    Reviews that are due plus a few new words, sized to your day.

  2. A fill-in-the-blank flashcard: '___ möchte ich allen für ihr Kommen danken' with the hint 'first of all'
    02

    Type the missing word

    Every card is a real sentence. Recall the word in the form the sentence needs.

  3. Word detail for die Küche: translation 'kitchen', plural Küchen, IPA pronunciation, and definitions with examples
    03

    Tap anything you don’t know

    Gender, plural, pronunciation, definitions, and examples, one tap away.

der · die · das

Stop guessing
der, die, das.

German genders aren’t random. A noun’s ending often gives it away, and nobody tells you. Here’s how reliably each ending predicts the article:

die
  • -ungdie Entwicklung99%
  • -heitdie Krankheit100%
  • -keitdie Fähigkeit100%
  • -schaftdie Gesellschaft100%
  • -tätdie Qualität100%
  • -iondie Produktion98%
der
  • -ismusder Kapitalismus100%
  • -order Autor98%
  • -istder Journalist95%
das
  • -chendas Mädchen84%
  • -mentdas Argument83%

Share of common nouns with each ending that take that article.

Your turnWhich article?

? Entwicklung

development

Guess first. The rule comes after.

In the app, every noun gets its own gender card, and the rule shows up right on it.

Alexandria Daily Story: a short German story with English translations under each sentence

Translation · noun

appointment

der Termin(Termine)

/tɛʁˈmiːn/

Ich habe morgen einen Termin beim Zahnarzt.I have a dentist appointment tomorrow.

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Tap any word

Every word explains itself.

Tap a word anywhere in Alexandria (a card, a story, an answer) and get everything you need to use it correctly.

  • Gender and plural on every noun, so the article sticks with the word.
  • Pronunciation in IPA, plus audio with Premium.
  • Definitions with examples, sense by sense.
  • Declensions and conjugations for every form.
  • Create a flashcard from it in one tap.

The same dictionary is free on the web: 11,501 German words with meanings, IPA, and inflection tables.

Spaced repetition, built in

Reviews right before you’d forget.

You don’t need to review everything every day. Alexandria brings each card back just as it’s about to slip, so the gaps grow from days to weeks to months, and the word stays.

  • Easy cards fade back. Hard ones return sooner.
  • Your pace. Tune new words per day and review intervals.
  • See it working. Activity and progress for every deck.
Your memory of “trotzdem”
Your memory of a word, with and without reviewsWithout review, recall falls away within days. With Alexandria, each review lands just before you would forget, and the gaps grow from a day to weeks to months.100%0without reviewTodayDay 1Day 3Week 1Week 3Month 2

More ways to make it stick

Grammar help that actually helps.

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Ask Alexandria

A grammar coach in your pocket. Ask why, ask for more examples, ask what the Amt letter means. Answers come with tables, rules, and examples.

Ask Alexandria answering why it's 'mit dem Hund': mit takes the dative, so masculine der becomes dem

All four cases, drilled

Case Practice turns articles and endings into quick reps, from nominative to genitive.

  • Nominativ

    Der Hund schläft.

  • Akkusativ

    Ich sehe den Hund.

  • Dativ

    Ich gehe mit dem Hund.

  • Genitiv

    Der Name des Hundes.

Premium

A story from your own words

Every day, a short German story woven from the vocabulary you just studied. Tap any word to look it up.

Lisa hat morgen einen Termin beim Bürgeramt. Es regnet, trotzdem fährt sie mit dem Rad.

Lisa has an appointment at the citizens’ office tomorrow. It’s raining; she bikes anyway.

Hear it. Say it.

IPA on every word, plus native-quality audio with Premium, so “Küche” never becomes “Kuchen”.

die Küche /ˈkʏçə/der Kuchen /ˈkuːxn̩/

Curated decks

A1 to B2, step by step.

Start at your level with CEFR decks covering 6,099 words, then add themed decks for the life you actually live.

  1. A1496 wordsGreetings, numbers, the café, the first week.See the list →
  2. A21,303 wordsRoutines, shopping, travel, talking about the past.See the list →
  3. B12,708 wordsWork, opinions, the Amt. The level most residency paths ask for.See the list →
  4. B21,663 wordsNews, debate, nuance. Ready for a German workplace.See the list →

German for life in Germany.

Sentences for the Amt, the doctor, the landlord, and the office.

FAQ

Questions, answered.

Something else? Ask Alexandria in the app, or browse the dictionary’s sources.

Is Alexandria free?

Alexandria is free to download, and you can start studying right away with the premade decks, spaced-repetition reviews, and the built-in dictionary. Alexandria Premium unlocks the deeper tools: one-tap mistake explanations, Daily Stories, Ask Alexandria, audio, and all four cases in Case Practice.

Who is Alexandria for?

Learners from A1 to B2 who want to actually understand German grammar, not just collect streaks. It is especially useful if you live in a German-speaking country (or are about to) and need German for appointments, paperwork, work, and everyday life.

How is it different from other language apps?

You type the missing word in the exact form the sentence needs, so you practice articles, cases, and endings, not just recognition. When you miss, Alexandria explains the grammar behind your specific mistake and schedules the card to come back right before you would forget it.

Does it use spaced repetition?

Yes. Every card is scheduled with spaced repetition: easy cards come back less often, hard ones sooner, and the gaps grow from days to weeks to months. You can also tune the review intervals yourself.

Can I add my own words?

Yes. Tap any word in a sentence, story, or the dictionary and create a flashcard from it, or build your own decks alongside the premade A1–B2 and themed decks.

Is Alexandria available on Android?

Not yet. Alexandria is on iPhone today. The Alexandria German Dictionary on this site is free in any browser.

Where do the definitions and grammar tables come from?

Definitions and example sentences are written and curated by the Alexandria team. Pronunciation, conjugation, and declension tables are adapted from Wiktionary under the CC BY-SA license.

Can I learn Spanish too?

Spanish is available in the app as a beta. This site and most of the features above focus on German.

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