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Best The Free Dictionary Alternatives in 2026

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

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

The Free Dictionary 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
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
14Merriam-Webster Dictionary6.5Free plan$0.83/moAndroid, API, iOS, Web
15NAVER Dictionary6.5Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Web
16Pleco Chinese Dictionary6.5Free planFreeAndroid, iOS
17PONS Dictionary6.5Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Web
18Tagaini Jisho6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
19Weblio6.5Free planFreeAndroid, Browser, iOS, Web
20Rekhta Dictionary6.4Free planFreeAndroid, Web
21Wiktionary6.3Free planFreeAPI, Web
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Questions about The Free Dictionary alternatives

What is the best alternative to The Free Dictionary?

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 The Free Dictionary?

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.