American Heritage Dictionary

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Three barsScore 6.5

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely3 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

American Heritage Dictionary is ranked #10 of 39 in online dictionaries on Freedom251. It runs on Android, iOS, Web. There is a free plan.

American Heritage Dictionary plans and pricing

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Online dictionary Free Online word lookup ahdictionary.com · 9 Oct 2026

American Heritage Dictionary + for Android $49.99 once Android app · in-app purchases play.google.com · 9 Oct 2026

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Free plan: Yes
Audio pronunciation: Yes
Usage examples: Yes
Translation lookup: Yes
Offline access: Yes
Mobile apps: ios_android

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The record

Dictionary edition: The online dictionary presents the Fifth Edition of The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language.
Word lookup: The site lets users search for dictionary entries and recommends using quotation marks before compound words that do not appear in search suggestions.
Pronunciation: Dictionary entries include audio pronunciation that users can play from a speaker icon.
Usage guidance: The Usage Panel includes nearly 200 scholars, writers, journalists, diplomats, and others, and annual surveys assess particular usages and grammatical constructions.
Etymology: Thousands of entries trace word origins, with online appendices for Indo-European and Semitic roots.
Editorial features: The dictionary includes usage notes, word histories, notes on language variation, synonym paragraphs, and illustrative examples.
Android search tools: The Android app listing describes autocomplete, compound-word lookup, fuzzy and wildcard search, camera search, and voice search.
Android offline and learning: The Android app listing says it supports offline lookup, favorites, recent searches, a word-of-the-day section, and a home-screen widget.
App integrations: The Android app listing says Tap to Translate can translate words in other Android apps and definitions can be shared through installed apps.
Android app privacy: Google Play reports that the app may collect financial information and device or other IDs, encrypts data in transit, and says collected data cannot be deleted.
Support: The app listing provides a support email of [email protected].
Company: HarperCollins says it is headquartered in New York and was established in March 1817.
Price from: Free

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