Diccionario de la lengua española

Spec sheet

Purpose

The dictionary gathers general Spanish vocabulary used in Spain and Spanish-speaking countries, primarily for native Spanish speakers seeking to understand written and spoken texts.Read 9 Oct 2026 · dle.rae.es

Mobile apps

The DLE site links to mobile applications through the App Store and Google Play.Read 9 Oct 2026 · dle.rae.es

Privacy

The RAE privacy policy says it does not transfer users’ personal data to third countries or international organizations, or disclose it to third parties.Read 9 Oct 2026 · rae.es

Headquarters

Madrid, SpainRead 28 Sep 2026 · dle.rae.es

Founded

1780Read 28 Sep 2026 · dle.rae.es

Access cost

The RAE legal notice says website access is free, except for the user’s internet connection cost.Read 9 Oct 2026 · rae.es

Data rights

The RAE privacy policy describes rights to access, correct, erase, restrict, and port personal data, and to withdraw consent.Read 9 Oct 2026 · rae.es

Definitions

Dictionary entries can include definitions, synonyms or related words, and links to other entries containing the queried forms.Read 9 Oct 2026 · dle.rae.es

Edition

The site identifies the most recent print edition as the 23rd edition, published in October 2014.Read 9 Oct 2026 · dle.rae.es

Editorial collaboration

The dictionary is produced through collaboration among the Spanish-language academies.Read 9 Oct 2026 · dle.rae.es

Scale

The 23rd edition contains 93,111 entries and 195,439 senses, and introduced nearly 140,000 revisions affecting about 49,000 articles.Read 9 Oct 2026 · dle.rae.es

Search

The site offers searches by words, expressions, and exact, beginning, ending, or contained lemmas, plus anagram and random-word tools.Read 9 Oct 2026 · dle.rae.es

Search support

The dictionary provides a consultation guide explaining its search methods.Read 9 Oct 2026 · dle.rae.es

Updates

The preamble describes the online dictionary as receiving successive partial updates, including amended, new, and removed articles.Read 9 Oct 2026 · dle.rae.es

User feedback

The RAE says it receives user queries and suggestions and invites continued suggestions and collaboration about the dictionary.Read 9 Oct 2026 · dle.rae.es

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Where Specifiction places it

• Online Dictionaries#13 of 398.1