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Grouping sets of words together when doing spaced repetition?
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When diving into the intricacies of vocabulary acquisition in Spanish, grouping sets of words with similar meanings or sounds can be a game-changer for spaced repetition. Consider how “esquina” and “rincón” both denote corners, yet offer nuanced distinctions; or how “tormenta” and “tormento” might trip you up. By strategically clustering these words, you can enhance your understanding and retention. Approaches vary from crafting sentences with multiple cloze deletions to utilizing non-cloze vocabulary lists. However, beware: frequent practice of one word due to its group may skew spaced repetition's effectiveness. As for tools, explore options like Anki, Memrise, or Quizlet, which allow for customizable groupings. Your journey to mastering a few thousand words is ripe for exploration and creativity. Embrace the challenge and keep it spooty!
In my target language (TL) Spanish, there are often words that have similar-but-different meanings (esquina/rincón, pared/muro, encajar/caber, tamaño/talla). There are also similar-sounding words that mean different things (tormenta/tormento, sentar/sentir).
I have been practicing vocabulary doing cloze deletion spaced repetition with Lingvist, but I am considering switching tools (mostly because creating custom cards/sentences in Lingvist is a hassle). If I do switch, I think I might want my new tool to let me group certain words so they'll always be practiced together and my brain will remember the difference better.
I have a few questions about doing that:
- What approaches have you seen used for doing this? A sentence with multiple cloze words? A non-cloze approach based on vocabulary lists? Something else?
- Will it mess with the effectiveness of spaced repetition if I end up practicing one word more often than necessary because it's grouped with another word or words that I keep forgetting?
- What tools are there out there for doing this? My goal is "maintain and practice a vocabulary list of a few thousand words, group some related words into sets that are practiced together", but I'm flexible on how exactly it does that.
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