If you don’t find the file, you may have to change your settings to show hidden files and folders.įor Mac users, you’ll see something like this: To do this, hook your Kindle Paperwhite up to your Mac or Windows machine, open the corresponding disk drive and search for the vocab.db file. Once you’ve gone through the whole book, story or chapter, we need to get the Kindle vocabulary file onto a computer. Now that you’ve selected your default dictionary for this language, open your favorite German short story or novel and start looking up words. In the following example, I’ve selected the Collins Concise German-English dictionary. There you can select which default dictionary you’d like to use for each language.
Settings > Language & Dictionaries > Dictionaries
So, if you’re reading a foreign-language book and want to get, let’s say, German-English vocabulary lists, make sure to select the correct dictionary in your settings. By default, if you look up English words in an English text it will save the corresponding entry from the English-English dictionary. The Kindle vocabulary builder will add any word you look up (long press on it) to you vocabulary list.
Well, you can, thanks to this amazing free service called “Fluentcards”. Wouldn’t it be cool if you could just convert your Kindle vocabulary to ANKI or Memrise flashcard format? However, for serious spaced repetition practice, the Kindle Vocabulary Builder lacks certain fine-grained controls. You can then use a rudimentary flashcard system and group them into “learning” and “mastered”. It collects all the words that you look up, including their definition and context. The Vocabulary Builder on Kindle Paperwhite (and Oasis, Voyager) is a powerful feature for language learners if used right.