Wordology

Adds a calque to foreign-language web-pages to aid language learning.

Wordology - Language Learning Chrome Extension

Wordology is a browser add-on that turns foreign-language reading into an effortless part of your routine. It colour-codes translations for individual words on web-pages: green for known words, and red for unknown, to visualise progress. Wordology also features Smart Matching to detect variant forms of words automatically.
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Extension stats

Users: 4,000+
Rating: 4.56
(9)
Version: 2 (Last updated: 2020-01-09)
Creation date: 2020-01-05
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • *://*/*
  • webNavigation
  • storage
Size: 176.13K

Other platforms

Not available on Android
Wordology (v2)
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Extension summary

Ask any non-native speaker how they learned to speak such good English, and you'll generally get a response involving watching movies with subtitles, playing video games online, or living in an English-speaking country. You don't learn a language in order to use it, you learn a language by using it.

Wordology is a browser add-on for Chrome and Firefox intended to help turn your foreign-language reading from homework into a natural part of your routine. Inspired by Lingq and FLTR, Wordology allows you to add translations for individual words and display them with a simple mouse-over. Words are color coded: green for known words, and red for unknown, helping visualize your progress. In addition, Wordology's "Smart Matching" heuristics will automatically detect variant forms of words such as plural nouns or conjugated verbs, saving you from having to add every single form of a word.

Wordology does not support phones or tablets.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Combines functionality and simplicity
  • Ability to make red highlighting invisible
  • Useful for instant translations while reading
  • Great for foreign-language articles
  • Highly rated by multiple users
Cons
  • Only accepts single words, not phrases or collocations
  • Requires typing translations each time instead of marking words as known
  • Strange implementation regarding word management
Most mentioned
  • Functionality and simplicity
  • Single word limitation
  • Translation and definitions usage
  • User interface and interaction issues
User reviews
I tried a lot of similar extensions and this one is the best. It combines functionality and simplicity well. Also, if you are bothered with all words being red, you can make the red highlighting invisible in the options. Edit: The only downside of it is that it only accepts single words and not phrases.
by Emil Preljevic, 2021-06-11

good
by Meow, 2020-07-16

I use this extension with IM Translator and Dict.cc for definitions. Then I can reread foreign-language articles and have an instantaneous translation of words I've forgotten.
by Rhonda Rosie, 2019-11-24
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Risk impact

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