Learn Russian vocabulary
that sticks.
A deep Russian dictionary with one-tap flashcards and spaced repetition. Save the words you meet while reading, studying, or working in Russian — and review them right before you'd forget.
Free · No account required · Works offline
Look up, save, review.
No setup.
Look it up.
Search any Russian word — including conjugated and inflected forms. Every meaning it carries, with CEFR level and example sentence.
Save the meaning you met.
One tap, no typing. That exact meaning becomes a flashcard.
Review before you forget.
Spaced repetition brings each word back at the right moment. Five card formats so the word sets from every angle.
A2 a state of peace and the absence of war or conflict noun
A2 the earth together with all its countries, peoples, and natural features noun
B1 a particular sphere of activity, interest, or experience noun
B2 a historical peasant commune in pre-revolutionary russia noun
How many Russian words do you actually need?
Vocabulary researchers measure Russian word size in word families — a root word and its derived and inflected forms. Russian is a highly inflected language, meaning a single word family can include many surface forms with different endings.
The challenge: Russian and English don't share roots.
Russian is an East Slavic language — a different branch from English. However, thousands of international loanwords (компьютер, телефон, проблема…) are recognisable once you know the Cyrillic alphabet. Learning Cyrillic takes roughly a week.
Once you know Cyrillic, international words become immediately readable. The core Slavic vocabulary has no English parallel and needs to be built from scratch through consistent review.
The core Slavic vocabulary has no English parallel. You'll meet it constantly — and look it up repeatedly — until you build a system for retaining it.
For the Russian you actually need.
Whether you're a heritage speaker, preparing for the TORFL exam, working in a Russian-speaking environment, or following Russian media — OpenWords turns every word you look up into a flashcard at the moment you look it up.
Russian vocabulary questions
What's the best way to learn Russian vocabulary?
Does it help with TORFL (ТРКИ)?
Can I study Russian vocabulary offline?
Is Russian hard for English speakers?
Is OpenWords free?
How is OpenWords different from other Russian vocabulary apps?
Start learning Russian vocabulary with OpenWords.
Every Russian word you look up is one tap away from becoming a flashcard.
Free · No account required · Works offline