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Best Dictionary.com Alternatives in 2026

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20 tools from online dictionaries ranked against Dictionary.com on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    ABBYY Lingvo Free plan AndroidiOSMacWin Free7.9
    Dictionary.com vs ABBYY Lingvo
  2. 2
    MDBG Chinese Dictionary Free plan AndroidextensioniOSMacWeb Free7.9
    Dictionary.com vs MDBG Chinese Dictionary
  3. 3
    Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries Free plan AndroidapiiOSMacWeb $0.83/mo7.8
    Dictionary.com vs Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries
  4. 4
    Duden-Mentor Free plan extensionMacWebWin €2.99/mo7.6
    Dictionary.com vs Duden-Mentor
  5. 5
    Van Dale Online Free trial AndroidiOSWeb €0.25/mo7.6
    Dictionary.com vs Van Dale Online
  6. 6
    WordWeb Free plan AndroidiOSMacWin $1.50/mo7.5
    Dictionary.com vs WordWeb
  7. 7
    dict.cc Free plan AndroidiOSMacWeb Free7.4
    Dictionary.com vs dict.cc
  8. 8
    Larousse Dictionaries Free plan AndroidiOSWebWin €99/mo7.4
    Dictionary.com vs Larousse Dictionaries
  9. 9
    GoldenDict Free plan AndroidLinuxMacWin Free7.3
    Dictionary.com vs GoldenDict
  10. 10
    Merriam-Webster Dictionary Free plan AndroidapiiOSWeb $0.83/mo7.3
    Dictionary.com vs Merriam-Webster Dictionary
  11. 11
    Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary Free plan AndroidiOSWeb Free7.3
    Dictionary.com vs Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  12. 12
    PONS Dictionary Free plan AndroidapiiOSWeb Free7.3
    Dictionary.com vs PONS Dictionary
  13. 13
    The Free Dictionary Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSMac Free7.3
    Dictionary.com vs The Free Dictionary
  14. 14
    Vocabulary.com Free trial AndroidiOSWeb $5/mo7.3
    Dictionary.com vs Vocabulary.com
  15. 15
    Wordnik Free plan apiWeb $10/mo7.3
    Dictionary.com vs Wordnik
  16. 16
    American Heritage Dictionary Free plan AndroidiOSWeb Free7.2
    Dictionary.com vs American Heritage Dictionary
  17. 17
    Cambridge Dictionary Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSWeb Free7.2
    Dictionary.com vs Cambridge Dictionary
  18. 18
    Linguee Free plan AndroidiOSWeb Free7.2
    Dictionary.com vs Linguee
  19. 19
    Weblio Free plan AndroidextensioniOSWeb Free7.2
    Dictionary.com vs Weblio
  20. 21
    LEO Dictionary AndroidextensioniOSWeb €0.62/mo7.1
    Dictionary.com vs LEO Dictionary

Dictionary.com alternatives compared

#ToolScoreFree planFromRuns on
1ABBYY Lingvo7.9Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Mac, Windows
2MDBG Chinese Dictionary7.9Free planFreeAndroid, Browser, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
3Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries7.8Free plan$0.83/moAndroid, API, iOS, Mac, Web
4Duden-Mentor7.6Free plan€2.99/moBrowser, Mac, Web, Windows
5Van Dale Online7.6€0.25/moAndroid, iOS, Web
6WordWeb7.5Free plan$1.50/moAndroid, iOS, Mac, Windows
7dict.cc7.4Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Mac, Web
8Larousse Dictionaries7.4Free plan€99/moAndroid, iOS, Web, Windows
9GoldenDict7.3Free planFreeAndroid, Linux, Mac, Windows
10Merriam-Webster Dictionary7.3Free plan$0.83/moAndroid, API, iOS, Web
11Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary7.3Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Web
12PONS Dictionary7.3Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Web
13The Free Dictionary7.3Free planFreeAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Mac, Web
14Vocabulary.com7.3$5/moAndroid, iOS, Web
15Wordnik7.3Free plan$10/moAPI, Web
16American Heritage Dictionary7.2Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Web
17Cambridge Dictionary7.2Free planFreeAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Web
18Linguee7.2Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Web
19Weblio7.2Free planFreeAndroid, Browser, iOS, Web
21LEO Dictionary7.1€0.62/moAndroid, Browser, iOS, Web
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Questions about Dictionary.com alternatives

What is the best alternative to Dictionary.com?

ABBYY Lingvo, number 1 in online dictionaries with a score of 7.9 out of 10. The others here: MDBG Chinese Dictionary, Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries, Duden-Mentor and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Dictionary.com?

ABBYY Lingvo is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 17 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing.