See how a word is built — Word Parts and Word Roots

Long words get easier once you see their pieces. German Vorstellung is vor (“before”) + stell(en) (“to place”) + -ung: a placing-before, which is why it can mean an idea (a picture you place before your mind), an introduction or a performance. SnapVerbo can break any saved word down like this and give you a short hook to remember it.

Show the breakdown

Open Vocabulary and tap a saved word.
Below the meanings and examples, tap Word Parts (🌱). If the word has no dictionary meanings, the link sits under the translation instead.
After a few seconds you see:
- The parts, each with what it means: prefixes, the stem or verb it comes from, whole words inside a compound, and suffixes.
- Literal sense — what the parts add up to, word for word.
- A memory hook — one or two sentences that lead from the literal sense to the real meaning.
- Related — a few common words that share a part, so one breakdown helps with several words.

The breakdown is saved with the word, so it’s there the next time you open it.

Word Parts or Word Roots?

The link changes with the word’s languages:

Word Parts — when you learn the word through another language, such as German to English. You get the parts as a learner sees them today, plus a memory hook in your own language.
Word Roots — when you look a word up in its own language, such as English to English. You get its historical roots, like trans- “across” + port “carry” from Latin, and a short note on where the word comes from.

Which word gets broken down

Inflected words use their dictionary form. Vorschläge or schlug … vor is broken down as vorschlagen. The dictionary form appears in italics next to the heading.
Chinese and Japanese words are split character by character, like 勉 “exert oneself” + 強 “strong” for 勉強 (study). Korean words borrowed from Chinese show each syllable’s Chinese character.
Phrases and numbers have no link. Names and words with no useful breakdown come back with a short note instead of parts.

Credits

Each breakdown uses one AI credit on the free tier. If the lookup fails or the word has no parts to show, the credit is returned. Opening a word whose breakdown is already saved costs nothing. See Earning AI credits with ads for how credits work.

Where else it shows

Flashcards — on the back of the card, after the meaning and examples.
PDF and Anki exports — on the back of each card, in the same place.
Your other devices — breakdowns sync with the rest of the entry when you’re signed in.

Tips

It’s a memory aid. A Word Parts hook is there to help you remember, not to tell the word’s history. When the AI isn’t sure, the section is marked (uncertain).
Use Related to compare look-alikes. If Vorschlag and Vorstellung keep getting mixed up, break both down: Schlag (a strike, putting forward) versus stellen (placing before) tells them apart.
Fix the word first. If you correct a typo in the word, its old breakdown is cleared. Tap the link again to break down the corrected word.