Ludwig

What it actually is

Type a phrase you are unsure about and Ludwig shows you real sentences from newspapers, journals and books that use it, so you can see whether native writers actually say 'discuss about' or 'make a research'. It answers the question a dictionary cannot — not what a word means but whether your combination of words exists. The free tier limits daily searches and holds back some features, results skew towards formal written English rather than speech, and it will confirm a phrasing exists without telling you whether it fits your context.

What it covers

• Writing
• Vocabulary

Listed for

• English

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