DeepDutch: 15k Translations | Audio | Examples | WordContext
This deck is the ultimate combo of frequency learning + AI magic to give you high-quality, detailed and targeted Dutch flashcards. In total there are over 15,000 Dutch-English pairs! 🇳🇱🤖
How it was made:
- The 5,000 most common Dutch words were collected and split into categories (Core, Spoken, Fiction etc.)
- Each word was matched with entries from a reputable dictionary.
- Everything was fed into max-intelligence Gemini 2.5 Pro with a super detailed prompt.
- Responses were manually reviewed and combined with audio files to make each note top-notch. 🎧📚
What's in Each Note?
For every Dutch word, you’ll find:
- 🌟 Translations – almost all, ordered by frequency
- 🔊 Audio pronunciation + phonetic spelling
- 📝 Example sentences + translations
- ⚥ Gender (de/het)
- 🔢 Plurals
- ⏳ Verb forms – simple past & perfect past
- 🌍 Word Context – formal, regional, slang, pejorative, etc.
- 🤝 Synonyms & antonyms
- 🧬 Etymology – word origins, can aid learning
- 🔗 Related Words
- ⚠️ Common learner mistakes
- 🧠 Mnemonic – memory boosters
💡 Some motivation: Dutch loves to re-use the same word for different meanings. If you learn the top 3 most common meanings for each word, you can read at C1 (near-native) level!
See for Yourself 👀 (clicking "More" shows all fields)
How to Use 🛠️
1️⃣ When you see a new word, click “More” and read to understand how it’s used.
- Don’t try to learn everything at once! Start with 1–2 most common meanings.
2️⃣ Once you can easily recall the common meanings, decide if you want to learn extras:
- Word context, uncommon meanings, etc.
- If yes → add the info and reset learning progress.
3️⃣ Often a specific usage of a Dutch word (e.g. "zoek") is part of a fixed construction, e.g. "op zoek naar".
- If you want to learn both the meaning of "zoek" and "op zoek naar" at the same time, you can keep them in the same card and then recall both meanings when answering
- If you don't like this, you can split it into a separate card via Edit note → Copy note
💡 When recalling Dutch → English, cards show by default the number of meanings to be recalled. When recalling English → Dutch, you can optionally click to see how many letters are in the Dutch word, which is useful when there are multiple correct Dutch words 🧠
Tips for Maximum Efficiency ⚡
- Learn only a small amount per card. Annoying card you just can't recall? Make it simpler or delete it.
- Habit building 🏃♂️ – set your daily new cards to a sustainable number you can do every day, even 1/day counts!
- Prioritize: meanings > pronunciation > gender > plurals > context. You can get very far with only meanings and pronunciation.
- Advanced trick: mnemonics are magical 🪄. Short, funny, gross, or memorable works best. Use it as a bridge for difficult words: Question → Mnemonic → Answer. Over time, you won’t need the mnemonic.
- And remember, perfect is the enemy of good! Learning a little every day beats trying too hard and giving up 🦉
Disclaimer
I can’t guarantee 100% accuracy, although I've been unable to find any significant errors, and compared to human-made decks I firmly believe this deck is an order of magnitude more helpful in learning. AI has gotten extremely good in the last few years 🤔 Occasionally the text pronunciation guide is wrong because AI doesn't understand phonetics very well, so please rely on the audio pronunciation by humans first and foremost.
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This deck cost €400+ (😅) in generation fees + many hours of scripting & manual reviewing to make. If it helped you, please consider contributing towards the generation fees so I can continue to make innovative Anki decks using AI: 👉 Buymeacoffee.com
Got any questions? Want a tweak made to the deck, or even a similar deck in a different language? Contact me at: [email protected]
🎧 Thanks to this deck for source word list & audio: A Frequency Dictionary of Dutch
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