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<div class="pg_page_title">Best Online Dictionaries</div>
[[File:Internet dictionaries.jpg|thumb]]


If one database is used by several websites, only the most popular ones will appear on the table, other popular ones are listed below the table.
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Hi Polyglots! 😊
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!'''target→'''
On this page we have put together a collection of online dictionaries.
'''source↓'''
 
!Amharic
Language names are based on ISO 639-3 with minor modifications.
!Bulgarian
 
!Catalan
[https://xiaoyifang.github.io/goldendict-ng/ GoldenDict-ng] can be used for convenient searchings.
!Croatian
 
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!Danish
Meanings of indicators:
!Dutch
 
!Elvish
* [API] API support;
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* [offl.d], [offl.w], [offl.p], [offl.db] available for offline use (document, webpage, program, database);
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* [p] photos only;
!Finnish
* [PD], [PL] in public domain or under a public license.
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[https://github.com/gildas-lormeau/SingleFile SingleFile] can be used to save webpages.
!Hebrew
 
!Hindi
Source languages are headings, target languages are paragraph. “Searching by entry content” is excluded, i.e. only “searching by headword” is taken into consideration, in terms of “source languages” and “target languages”.
!Hungarian
 
!Hunsrik
 
!Icelandic
For the database:
!Italian
 
!Iranian Persian
Websites that use data from elsewhere without mentioning their sources are excluded.
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!Kazakh
The first link of each database is the source of it, if its source is publicly available.
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!Latin
Though using the same database, the versions they use and the coverages can vary.
!Latvian
 
!Lithuanian
[PL] or [PD] in the headings indicates the database's status, [PL] after the links indicates the service's..
!Mandarin Chinese
 
!Modern Greek
== Q&A ==
!Norwegian Bokmal
 
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=== How many words does a dictionary have? ===
!Polish
Find some random words with different frequency levels of a frequency list like [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Frequency_lists Wiktionary Frequency Lists] to test it.
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!Russian
=== How to evaluate the precisions of a dictionary? ===
!Slovenian
Find a random word and search it in the dictionary, then see if the entry and suits any other words.
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=== Can a translator serve as a dictionary? ===
!Standard Arabic
See if the translator returns multiple results. If it only returns one result for a word, it can't meet your demand sometimes.
!Swedish
 
!Thai
=== What other aspects should I consider? ===
!Turkish
1. privacy and security. HTTP is less secure than HTTPS. If you have [https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock uBlock Origin] installed, you can see how many third-parties a website contains. For apps, check their permissions. You can make use of [https://exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/ Exodus Privacy] to see trackers and permissions of an app.
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!Vietnamese
2. see if it is licensed under any [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_copyright_license public copyright license]. This kind of license makes sure that anyone can access it and do something with it without worry about potential copyright issues, so it can be easily reproduced and widely spread.
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3. see if it is actively updated. A discontinued dictionary may contain more mistakes. An important factor for an actively updated dictionary is a community, which may requires public copyright licenses so that people are willing to contribute to it.
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!Amharic
=== I can't visit a website in my region. What to do? ===
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The simplest way is using [https://www.torproject.org/ the Tor Browser] and [https://ab-kotecha.medium.com/how-to-connect-from-a-specific-country-without-any-vpn-but-privately-enough-through-tor-browser-5dc2d45043b set the exit node somewhere].
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==AUTHOR==
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[https://polyglotclub.com/member/GrimPixel GrimPixel]
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==Other Lessons==
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* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Text-Processing-Tools|Text Processing Tools]]
* [https://dictionary.abyssinica.com/ Abyssinica Dictionary]
* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Introduction-to-Sci–Tech-Index|Introduction to Sci–Tech Index]]
* [http://www.amharicpro.com/ Amharic Dictionary]
* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/FLOSS-Fonts|FLOSS Fonts]]
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* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Websites-of-DIY-Procedures|Websites of DIY Procedures]]
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* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Data-of-Living-Conditions|Data of Living Conditions]]
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* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Best-Job-Search-Websites-by-Country|Best Job Search Websites by Country]]
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* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Techniques-for-learning-languages|Techniques for learning languages]]
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* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Numeration-Tutorial|Numeration Tutorial]]
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* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Internet-Blogs|Internet Blogs]]
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* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Internet-Courses|Internet Courses]]
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* [http://www.amharicpro.com/ Amharic Dictionary]
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* [https://www.thefreedictionary.com/ The Free Dictionary]
* [https://onelook.com/ Onelook]
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* [https://www.esperanto-panorama.net/vortaro/eoen.htm Esperanto Panorama]
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* [http://www.woerterbuchnetz.de/cgi-bin/WBNetz/setupStartSeite.tcl Wörterbuchnetz]
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!'''source↑'''
'''target→'''
!Amharic
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!'''↑source'''
'''←target'''
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Latest revision as of 02:05, 12 January 2025

Best Online Dictionaries
Internet dictionaries.jpg
main | multiple | specialised
Ａ Ｂ Ｃ Ｄ Ｅ Ｆ Ｇ
Ｈ Ｉ Ｊ Ｋ Ｌ Ｍ Ｎ
Ｏ Ｐ Ｑ Ｒ Ｓ Ｔ
Ｕ Ｖ Ｗ Ｘ Ｙ Ｚ

Hi Polyglots! 😊

On this page we have put together a collection of online dictionaries.

Language names are based on ISO 639-3 with minor modifications.

GoldenDict-ng can be used for convenient searchings.


Meanings of indicators:

  • [API] API support;
  • [offl.d], [offl.w], [offl.p], [offl.db] available for offline use (document, webpage, program, database);
  • [p] photos only;
  • [PD], [PL] in public domain or under a public license.

SingleFile can be used to save webpages.

Source languages are headings, target languages are paragraph. “Searching by entry content” is excluded, i.e. only “searching by headword” is taken into consideration, in terms of “source languages” and “target languages”.


For the database:

Websites that use data from elsewhere without mentioning their sources are excluded.

The first link of each database is the source of it, if its source is publicly available.

Though using the same database, the versions they use and the coverages can vary.

[PL] or [PD] in the headings indicates the database's status, [PL] after the links indicates the service's..

Q&A[edit | edit source]

How many words does a dictionary have?[edit | edit source]

Find some random words with different frequency levels of a frequency list like Wiktionary Frequency Lists to test it.

How to evaluate the precisions of a dictionary?[edit | edit source]

Find a random word and search it in the dictionary, then see if the entry and suits any other words.

Can a translator serve as a dictionary?[edit | edit source]

See if the translator returns multiple results. If it only returns one result for a word, it can't meet your demand sometimes.

What other aspects should I consider?[edit | edit source]

1. privacy and security. HTTP is less secure than HTTPS. If you have uBlock Origin installed, you can see how many third-parties a website contains. For apps, check their permissions. You can make use of Exodus Privacy to see trackers and permissions of an app.

2. see if it is licensed under any public copyright license. This kind of license makes sure that anyone can access it and do something with it without worry about potential copyright issues, so it can be easily reproduced and widely spread.

3. see if it is actively updated. A discontinued dictionary may contain more mistakes. An important factor for an actively updated dictionary is a community, which may requires public copyright licenses so that people are willing to contribute to it.

I can't visit a website in my region. What to do?[edit | edit source]

The simplest way is using the Tor Browser and set the exit node somewhere.

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AUTHOR[edit | edit source]

GrimPixel

Other Lessons[edit | edit source]

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