Wordology

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

What is Wordology?

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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By: wordologyaddon

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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: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

*://*/*
webNavigation
storage

Size: 176.13K

Email: wo*****@gmail.com

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# 16395 ▼ 58

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#3820 in Workflow & Planning ▼ 4

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Wordology (v2)

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Extension summary

Analyze keywords

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

Recent 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.

Emil Preljevic, 2021-06-11

good

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.