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WordCards PWA 📚

A beautifully simple English vocabulary app — open your browser and start learning.

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🌐 Try WordCards Online

No sign-up. No install. No ads. Just words.


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What is WordCards?

WordCards is a flashcard-style vocabulary learning app that runs entirely in your browser. It comes with a curated, hand-built library of thousands of English words organized across 19 themed categories — from everyday conversation to academic, technical, political, and professional vocabulary.

Whether you're a student preparing for exams, a professional looking to sharpen your English, or simply someone who loves learning new words, WordCards gives you everything you need in one place.


Features

📖 Curated Word Library Thousands of words organized into 19 categories and over 200 subcategories — Campus, Work, Technology, Politics, Geography, Science, Arts, Sports, Food, and more. Every word has been selected and categorized by hand.

🖼️ Image + IPA Cards Each word is paired with a contextual image and its IPA phonetic transcription, helping you connect meaning, sound, and memory at a glance.

🎨 Color-coded Morphemes Key words highlight roots, prefixes, and suffixes in different colors — making it easier to recognize patterns and remember spelling across related words.

🔊 Text-to-Speech Native American English pronunciation, with adjustable repeat count and interval. Hear each word exactly as it should sound.

▶️ Auto-play Mode Sit back and let the cards play through automatically. Pause and resume any time.

⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts

  • / — Previous / Next
  • Space — Pause / Resume
  • S — Speak current word

📊 Progress Bar Click or drag to jump to any word instantly — works on both desktop and mobile.


Support

If you find WordCards useful, please consider giving it a ⭐ on GitHub — it means a lot and helps others discover it!

Built With

  • Vanilla HTML, CSS, and JavaScript — no frameworks, no dependencies
  • Tailwind CSS via CDN
  • Wikipedia REST API for image sourcing
  • Web Speech API for pronunciation

© 2025 WordCards. All rights reserved.

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A single-file flashcard app for English vocabulary — themed word libraries, IPA, images, and text-to-speech, all in the browser.

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