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A deep Dutch dictionary with one-tap flashcards and spaced repetition. Save the words you meet while reading, studying, or working in Dutch — and review them right before you'd forget.
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A2 a planned meeting with someone at a set time and place noun
A2 a date or social get-together with someone noun
B1 an arrangement or deal reached by agreement noun
B2 a convention or agreed rule between people noun
How many Dutch words do you actually need?
Vocabulary researchers measure Dutch word size in word families — a root word and its common derived forms. The CEFR thresholds below reflect research by Schrooten, Vermeer, and Nation adapted to Dutch.
The good news: Dutch and English are cousins.
Both Dutch and English come from the same West Germanic branch. Over the centuries, English borrowed hundreds of Dutch words — boss, cookie, landscape, yacht, and many more — and the core vocabulary still shows the family resemblance.
The real challenge isn't getting started; it's retention. Familiar-looking words carry unexpected meanings, and learners often re-look the same words repeatedly without them sticking. That's where building a personal wordbook pays off.
Dutch has thousands more that don't share English roots — and even familiar words often mean something unexpected. That's where building a personal wordbook pays off.
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Whether you're in the NT2 system, working in a Dutch company, watching Dutch TV without subtitles, or just tired of re-looking up the same words — OpenWords turns every word you look up into a flashcard at the moment you look it up.
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