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Best Online Dictionaries

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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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-On this page you will find the best online dictionaries.
+[[Category:Free-Resources]]
+<div class="pg_page_title">Best Online Dictionaries</div>
+[[File:Internet dictionaries.jpg|thumb]]
-If one database is used by several websites, only one will appear on the table, other popular ones are listed below the table.
+{{template:Internet-Dictionaries}}
-If you have suggestions but have trouble editing the table, tell [https://polyglotclub.com/myprofile.php?id_profil=GrimPixel GrimPixel] to add them or simply put the link above the table.
+Hi Polyglots! 😊
-Qualities of dictionaries will be checked later.
+On this page we have put together a collection of online dictionaries.
-In progress.
+Language names are based on ISO 639-3 with minor modifications.
-== Main ==
+[https://xiaoyifang.github.io/goldendict-ng/ GoldenDict-ng] can be used for convenient searchings.
-Target languages are sub-headings, source languages are paragraph.
-=== Multiple languages ===
-Multiple languages, bidirectional https://www.wiktionary.org/
+Meanings of indicators:
-Multiple languages, bidirectional https://glosbe.com/
+* [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.
-English, bidirectional https://www.freelang.net/dictionary/index.php
+[https://github.com/gildas-lormeau/SingleFile SingleFile] can be used to save webpages.
-Danish-centered, bidirectional https://www.dinordbog.dk/
+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”.
-English-centered, bidirectional https://www.linguee.com/
-English-centered, bidirectional https://www.wordreference.com/
+For the database:
-English-centered, bidirectional https://bab.la/
+Websites that use data from elsewhere without mentioning their sources are excluded.
-French-centered, bidirectional https://www.larousse.fr/
+The first link of each database is the source of it, if its source is publicly available.
-German-centered, bidirectional https://de.pons.com/
+Though using the same database, the versions they use and the coverages can vary.
-German- and English-centered, bidirectional https://www.dict.cc/
+[PL] or [PD] in the headings indicates the database's status, [PL] after the links indicates the service's..
-Japanese-centered, bidirectional https://www.weblio.jp/
+== Q&A ==
-Korean-centered, bidirectional https://dict.naver.com/
+=== How many words does a dictionary have? ===
+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.
-(currently closed) https://languages.oup.com/oxford-global-languages/
+=== How to evaluate the precisions of a dictionary? ===
+Find a random word and search it in the dictionary, then see if the entry and suits any other words.
-==== European Union languages ====
+=== Can a translator serve as a dictionary? ===
-Multiple languages, bidirectional https://iate.europa.eu/
+See if the translator returns multiple results. If it only returns one result for a word, it can't meet your demand sometimes.
-==== Japanese languages ====
+=== What other aspects should I consider? ===
-Japanese https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/dialect/
+. 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.
-==== South Asian languages ====
+. 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.
-English https://dsalsrv04.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/
-==== Southeast Asian languages ====
+. 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.
-English http://sealang.net/
-==== Finnish, Hungarian, English ====
+=== I can't visit a website in my region. What to do? ===
-Multiple languages, bidirectional https://www.finnhun.com/en/dictionary
+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].
-==== Sign languages ====
+{{template:Internet-Dictionaries}}
-Multiple languages https://www.spreadthesign.com/
-=== Afrikaans ===
+==AUTHOR==
-Multiple languages, bidirectional https://woordeboek.woxikon.co.za/
+[https://polyglotclub.com/member/GrimPixel GrimPixel]
-English, bidirectional https://rieme.co.za/
+==Other Lessons==
+* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Text-Processing-Tools|Text Processing Tools]]
-=== Armenian ===
+* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Introduction-to-Sci–Tech-Index|Introduction to Sci–Tech Index]]
-Multiple languages, bidirectional http://www.nayiri.com/
+* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/FLOSS-Fonts|FLOSS Fonts]]
+* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Websites-of-DIY-Procedures|Websites of DIY Procedures]]
-=== Bengali ===
+* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Data-of-Living-Conditions|Data of Living Conditions]]
-Multiple languages, bidirectional http://www.english-bangla.com/
+* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Best-Job-Search-Websites-by-Country|Best Job Search Websites by Country]]
+* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Techniques-for-learning-languages|Techniques for learning languages]]
-=== Catalan ===
+* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Numeration-Tutorial|Numeration Tutorial]]
-Catalan http://www.diccionari.cat/
+* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Internet-Blogs|Internet Blogs]]
+* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Internet-Courses|Internet Courses]]
-=== Danish ===
+<span links></span>
-Danish https://ordnet.dk/
-Danish https://sproget.dk/
-=== Dutch ===
-Dutch http://gtb.inl.nl/search/
-=== English ===
-English https://onelook.com/
-=== Esperanto ===
-Multiple languages https://www.esperanto-panorama.net/vortaro/
-=== German ===
-Multiple languages, bidirectional https://de.langenscheidt.com/
-Multiple languages, bidirectional https://www.leo.org/
-=== Japanese ===
-English, bidirectional https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/en/
-German https://wadoku.de/
-=== Jeju ===
-Korean https://jeju.go.kr/culture/dialect/dictionary.htm
-=== Korean ===
-Multiple languages https://krdict.korean.go.kr/mainAction
-Korean https://opendict.korean.go.kr/main
-=== Spanish ===
-=== Vietnamese ===
-Multiple languages, bidirectional https://www.informatik.uni-leipzig.de/~duc/Dict/
-== Dictionaries with the same database ==
-=== JMdict/EDICT ===
-* [https://www.japandict.com/ JapanDict]
-* [https://www.japaneseapp.com/ Japanese (Renzo)]
-* [https://jisho.org/ Jisho.org]
-* [https://jlearn.net/ JLearn]
-* [http://romajidesu.com/ RomajiDesu]
-* [https://www.tagaini.net/ Tagaini Jisho]
-* [http://takoboto.jp/ Takoboto]
-* [https://tangorin.com/ Tangorin]
-* [https://nani.lepiller.eu/ 何?]
-=== CC-CEDICT ===
-* [https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary MDBG]
-* [https://www.pleco.com/ Pleco]
-* [https://syngdict.com/ 词应]
-=== CFDICT ===
-* [https://chine.in/mandarin/dictionnaire/ chine.in]
-* [https://www.pleco.com/ Pleco]
-=== HanDeDict ===
-* [http://www.handedict.de/ HanDeDict]
-* [https://handedict.zydeo.net/de/ HanDeDict @ Zydeo]
-* [https://www.pleco.com/ Pleco]
-=== CC-Canto ===
-* [http://www.cccanto.org/ CC-Canto]
-* [https://www.pleco.com/ Pleco]
-=== Revo ===
-* [http://www.reta-vortaro.de/revo/ Reta Vortaro]
-* [https://www.busydoingnothing.co.uk/prevo/ PReVo]