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Best The Free Dictionary Alternatives in 2026

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

  1. 1
    MDBG Chinese Dictionary Free plan AndroidextensioniOSMacWeb Free8.0
    The Free Dictionary vs MDBG Chinese Dictionary
  2. 2
    ABBYY Lingvo Free plan AndroidiOSMacWin Free7.9
    The Free Dictionary vs ABBYY Lingvo
  3. 3
    Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries Free plan AndroidapiiOSMacWeb $0.83/mo7.9
    The Free Dictionary vs Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries
  4. 4
    Wordnik Free plan apiWeb $10/mo7.6
    The Free Dictionary vs Wordnik
  5. 5
    dict.cc Free plan AndroidiOSMacWeb Free7.3
    The Free Dictionary vs dict.cc
  6. 6
    WordWeb Free plan AndroidiOSMacWin $1.50/mo7.3
    The Free Dictionary vs WordWeb
  7. 7
    GoldenDict Free plan AndroidLinuxMacWin Free7.2
    The Free Dictionary vs GoldenDict
  8. 8
    Larousse Dictionaries Free plan AndroidiOSWebWin €99/mo7.2
    The Free Dictionary vs Larousse Dictionaries
  9. 9
    Merriam-Webster Dictionary Free plan AndroidapiiOSWeb $0.83/mo7.2
    The Free Dictionary vs Merriam-Webster Dictionary
  10. 10
    PONS Dictionary Free plan AndroidapiiOSWeb Free7.2
    The Free Dictionary vs PONS Dictionary
  11. 11
    Vocabulary.com Free trial AndroidiOSWeb $5/mo7.2
    The Free Dictionary vs Vocabulary.com
  12. 12
    American Heritage Dictionary Free plan AndroidiOSWeb Free7.1
    The Free Dictionary vs American Heritage Dictionary
  13. 13
    Cambridge Dictionary Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSWeb Free7.1
    The Free Dictionary vs Cambridge Dictionary
  14. 14
    Dictionary.com Free plan AndroidiOSWeb Free7.1
    The Free Dictionary vs Dictionary.com
  15. 16
    Weblio Free plan AndroidextensioniOSWeb Free7.1
    The Free Dictionary vs Weblio
  16. 17
    Lingoes Free plan AndroidWin Free7.0
    The Free Dictionary vs Lingoes
  17. 18
    Linguee Free plan AndroidiOSWeb Free7.0
    The Free Dictionary vs Linguee
  18. 19
    Collins Dictionary Free plan AndroidiOSMacWeb Free6.9
    The Free Dictionary vs Collins Dictionary
  19. 20
    Diccionario de la lengua española Free plan AndroidiOSWeb Free6.9
    The Free Dictionary vs Diccionario de la lengua española
  20. 21
    NAVER Dictionary Free plan AndroidiOSWeb Free6.9
    The Free Dictionary vs NAVER Dictionary

The Free Dictionary alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
1MDBG Chinese Dictionary8.0Free planFreeAndroid, Browser, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
2ABBYY Lingvo7.9Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Mac, Windows
3Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries7.9Free plan$0.83/moAndroid, API, iOS, Mac, Web
4Wordnik7.6Free plan$10/moAPI, Web
5dict.cc7.3Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Mac, Web
6WordWeb7.3Free plan$1.50/moAndroid, iOS, Mac, Windows
7GoldenDict7.2Free planFreeAndroid, Linux, Mac, Windows
8Larousse Dictionaries7.2Free plan€99/moAndroid, iOS, Web, Windows
9Merriam-Webster Dictionary7.2Free plan$0.83/moAndroid, API, iOS, Web
10PONS Dictionary7.2Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Web
11Vocabulary.com7.2$5/moAndroid, iOS, Web
12American Heritage Dictionary7.1Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Web
13Cambridge Dictionary7.1Free planFreeAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Web
14Dictionary.com7.1Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Web
16Weblio7.1Free planFreeAndroid, Browser, iOS, Web
17Lingoes7.0Free planFreeAndroid, Windows
18Linguee7.0Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Web
19Collins Dictionary6.9Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Mac, Web
20Diccionario de la lengua española6.9Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Web
21NAVER Dictionary6.9Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, 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 8.0 out of 10. The others here: ABBYY Lingvo, Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries, Wordnik 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. 19 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on.