After trying to learn a few different languages the best cycle for me seems to be, remember the word in anki, then in more controlled real word setting like a c

After trying to learn a few different languages the best cycle for me seems to be, remember the word in anki, then in more controlled real word setting like a class or language exchange try to use that word in conversation. If you're not willing to do that last step, I wouldn't even bother with anki if you're using it for languages