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BuildMyVocab offers a collection of 100,000 sentences extracted from Wikipedia designed to help non-native English speakers improve their language skills. The resource provides authentic sentences in context, allowing… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. 100K sentences mined from Wikipedia to help non-native English learners launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    Learn new words in foreign languages

    2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    100K sentences mined to help non-native English learners

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Learn the most common 1000 words of popular languages

    2020 · mostcommonwords.co · its alternatives →

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    Mynnr▲88

    Learn grammar from native speakers

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Expand your vocabulary, one tab at a time

    2023 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Hi! Wanted to share the project I really wanted to have. TLDR; this app lets you create your own list of words and you get a Duolingo-like experience (kind of, still needs a lot of features) practicing those words in their context. My English is not the best but not the worst either. But I realized I can't boost it up after a certain level! In my belief, in order to truly learn a language, you need to be exposed to that language often. Vocabulary is the key factor here if you really want to improve in any language. My experience is that when I read a book to improve my English vocabulary, I…

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Voca▲100

    Boost your english vocabulary faster with content you like

    2023 · voca-app.com · its alternatives →

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    Learn new words every day

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    InterSub▲232

    Learn languages when watching videos

    2023 · intersub.cc · its alternatives →

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    Vocabulary enhancer with live activities

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Vocabs▲127

    Your personal vocabulary curator on Android

    2024 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    App that helps you efficiently learn English vocabularies!

    2017 · snapvocab.com · its alternatives →

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    Hey there HN - Today I'm sharing a demo of my our language learning tool, Phrasing. It's a tool born from the language acquisition hypothesis, too many hours in an anki slog, and a strange desire to always be learning obscure languages. The method is simple: 1. type in a show 2. learn the most important words 3. watch the show/acquire the words 4. review the words when needed in the future. On top of that, we're trying to: - do some novel things with spaced repetition (no more anki slog) - expand the sort of content you can learn from (I want to to refresh my French by reading The…

    2024 · phrasing.app · its alternatives →

  14. 14IB

    Hello Hacker News, When learning foreign languages, I made the most progress by speaking them throughout the day, every day. So I made a site where you can *speak* to an AI language teacher to practice both listening and speaking. # The product *What I have now:* * Multilingual speech recognition: You can ask a question in English and get an answer in your target language. * Feedback on your grammar. * Suggestions: See examples of what to say next to keep the conversation flowing. * Speed: Choose a lower speed for beginners or a faster one for advanced levels. * Translations: Click to see a…

    2023 · gliglish.com · its alternatives →

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    TenWords▲103

    Learn a foreign language by reading the news online

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    lwlnow▲167

    I’m thrilled to introduce lwlnow, a web app designed to assist language learners in enhancing their listening, vocabulary, and writing skills through dictation-based practice—a technique that is both versatile and impactful. Why we developed it: Most language apps focus on passive learning or game-like memorization techniques. However, true fluency emerges when you train your brain to understand native speech and respond accurately. Dictation stands out as one of the most effective yet underappreciated methods for skill-building: You listen to a native sentence. You type exactly what you…

    2025 · lwlnow.com · its alternatives →

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    Master English with AI-powered vocab cards and insights

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Dicty▲71

    Master your English natively through various definitions

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Hi! I'm living as an expat in France and I had a hard time following the news. So I've been working on Fluentsubs that turns YouTube content into a language learning experience. YouTube videos up to 20 minutes can be transcribed and listened to. At the same time I made it easy to lookup certain words and automatically add spaced repetition cards using the given context. This means that you can also rehearse with a real voice and not with AI dubs. This works especially well for the somewhat smaller languages that have a small track on Duolingo, and now are desperately looking for content…

    2025 · fluentsubs.com · its alternatives →

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    Improve Vocabulary With Movies & Games

    2017 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Onely▲7

    Boost your English, one tap at a time.

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Hi HN, As a non-native speaker, I improved my vocabulary by reading English novels. At the time, it felt like a clever hack. It was hard and sometimes took me hours to read a single page(because I had to constantly look up words), but I pushed through because I enjoyed reading, especially fiction. I would never have put in the same effort to create flashcards or word lists and then memorize words. Learning works for me when it becomes a side effect of something engaging. Even now, if I want to learn a new programming language or framework, I skim the basics, pick a small project, and learn…

    2025 · grokvocab.com · its alternatives →

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    Blarma▲81

    Build vocabulary - learn words & languages with techniques

    2022 · blarma.com · its alternatives →

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    Learn languages with YouTube videos

    2021 · its alternatives →

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