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Best Dictionary.com Alternatives in 2026

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

  1. 1
    MDBG Chinese Dictionary Free plan AndroidextensioniOSMacWeb Free6.7
    Dictionary.com vs MDBG Chinese Dictionary
  2. 2
    ABBYY Lingvo Free plan AndroidiOSMacWin Free6.6
    Dictionary.com vs ABBYY Lingvo
  3. 3
    dict.cc Free plan AndroidiOSMacWeb Free6.6
    Dictionary.com vs dict.cc
  4. 4
    GoldenDict Free plan AndroidLinuxMacWin Free6.6
    Dictionary.com vs GoldenDict
  5. 5
    Larousse Dictionaries Free plan AndroidiOSWebWin €99/mo6.6
    Dictionary.com vs Larousse Dictionaries
  6. 6
    Linguee Free plan AndroidiOSWeb Free6.6
    Dictionary.com vs Linguee
  7. 7
    Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries Free plan AndroidapiiOSMacWeb $0.83/mo6.6
    Dictionary.com vs Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries
  8. 8
    The Free Dictionary Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSMac Free6.6
    Dictionary.com vs The Free Dictionary
  9. 9
    WordWeb Free plan AndroidiOSMacWin $1.50/mo6.6
    Dictionary.com vs WordWeb
  10. 10
    American Heritage Dictionary Free plan AndroidiOSWeb Free6.5
    Dictionary.com vs American Heritage Dictionary
  11. 11
    Cambridge Dictionary Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSWeb Free6.5
    Dictionary.com vs Cambridge Dictionary
  12. 12
    Collins Dictionary Free plan AndroidiOSMacWeb Free6.5
    Dictionary.com vs Collins Dictionary
  13. 13
    Diccionario de la lengua española Free plan AndroidiOSWeb Free6.5
    Dictionary.com vs Diccionario de la lengua española
  14. 15
    Merriam-Webster Dictionary Free plan AndroidapiiOSWeb $0.83/mo6.5
    Dictionary.com vs Merriam-Webster Dictionary
  15. 16
    NAVER Dictionary Free plan AndroidiOSWeb Free6.5
    Dictionary.com vs NAVER Dictionary
  16. 17
    Pleco Chinese Dictionary Free plan AndroidiOS Free6.5
    Dictionary.com vs Pleco Chinese Dictionary
  17. 18
    PONS Dictionary Free plan AndroidapiiOSWeb Free6.5
    Dictionary.com vs PONS Dictionary
  18. 19
    Tagaini Jisho Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    Dictionary.com vs Tagaini Jisho
  19. 20
    Weblio Free plan AndroidextensioniOSWeb Free6.5
    Dictionary.com vs Weblio
  20. 21
    Lingoes Free plan AndroidWin Free6.4
    Dictionary.com vs Lingoes

Dictionary.com alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1MDBG Chinese Dictionary6.7Free planFreeAndroid, Browser, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
2ABBYY Lingvo6.6Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Mac, Windows
3dict.cc6.6Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Mac, Web
4GoldenDict6.6Free planFreeAndroid, Linux, Mac, Windows
5Larousse Dictionaries6.6Free plan€99/moAndroid, iOS, Web, Windows
6Linguee6.6Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Web
7Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries6.6Free plan$0.83/moAndroid, API, iOS, Mac, Web
8The Free Dictionary6.6Free planFreeAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Mac, Web
9WordWeb6.6Free plan$1.50/moAndroid, iOS, Mac, Windows
10American Heritage Dictionary6.5Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Web
11Cambridge Dictionary6.5Free planFreeAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Web
12Collins Dictionary6.5Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Mac, Web
13Diccionario de la lengua española6.5Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Web
15Merriam-Webster Dictionary6.5Free plan$0.83/moAndroid, API, iOS, Web
16NAVER Dictionary6.5Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Web
17Pleco Chinese Dictionary6.5Free planFreeAndroid, iOS
18PONS Dictionary6.5Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Web
19Tagaini Jisho6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
20Weblio6.5Free planFreeAndroid, Browser, iOS, Web
21Lingoes6.4Free planFreeAndroid, Windows
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Questions about Dictionary.com alternatives

What is the best alternative to Dictionary.com?

MDBG Chinese Dictionary, number 1 in online dictionaries with a score of 6.7 out of 10. The others here: ABBYY Lingvo, dict.cc, GoldenDict and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Dictionary.com?

MDBG Chinese Dictionary is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 20 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.