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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
    Merriam-Webster Dictionary Free plan AndroidapiiOSWeb $0.83/mo7.4
    The Free Dictionary vs Merriam-Webster Dictionary
  2. 2
    Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries Free plan AndroidapiiOSMacWeb $0.83/mo7.4
    The Free Dictionary vs Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries
  3. 3
    PONS Dictionary Free plan AndroidapiiOSWeb Free7.4
    The Free Dictionary vs PONS Dictionary
  4. 5
    Cambridge Dictionary Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSWeb Free7.3
    The Free Dictionary vs Cambridge Dictionary
  5. 6
    ABBYY Lingvo Free plan AndroidiOSMacWin Free6.0
    The Free Dictionary vs ABBYY Lingvo
  6. 7
    Linguee Free plan AndroidiOSWeb Free6.0
    The Free Dictionary vs Linguee
  7. 8
    Pleco Chinese Dictionary Free plan AndroidiOS Free6.0
    The Free Dictionary vs Pleco Chinese Dictionary
  8. 9
    WordWeb Free plan AndroidiOSMacWin $1.50/mo6.0
    The Free Dictionary vs WordWeb
  9. 10
    dict.cc Free plan AndroidiOSMacWeb Free5.9
    The Free Dictionary vs dict.cc
  10. 11
    GoldenDict Free plan AndroidLinuxMacWin Free5.9
    The Free Dictionary vs GoldenDict
  11. 12
    Collins Dictionary Free plan AndroidiOSMacWeb Free5.7
    The Free Dictionary vs Collins Dictionary
  12. 13
    WordReference AndroidiOSMacWeb $1.67/mo5.5
    The Free Dictionary vs WordReference
  13. 14
    Merriam-Webster Legal Dictionary AndroidiOSWeb 5.4
    The Free Dictionary vs Merriam-Webster Legal Dictionary
  14. 15
    Treccani Free trial AndroidiOSWeb 5.4
    The Free Dictionary vs Treccani
  15. 16
    Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary AndroidiOSWeb 5.3
    The Free Dictionary vs Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  16. 17
    GCIDE LinuxWeb 5.2
    The Free Dictionary vs GCIDE
  17. 18
    Glosbe WebiOSAndroid 5.2
    The Free Dictionary vs Glosbe
  18. 19
    LEO Dictionary WebiOSAndroid 5.2
    The Free Dictionary vs LEO Dictionary
  19. 20
    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English WebiOSMac 5.2
    The Free Dictionary vs Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  20. 21
    MDBG Chinese Dictionary Free plan AndroidextensioniOSMacWeb Free5.2
    The Free Dictionary vs MDBG Chinese Dictionary

The Free Dictionary alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Merriam-Webster Dictionary7.4Free plan$0.83/moAndroid, API, iOS, Web
2Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries7.4Free plan$0.83/moAndroid, API, iOS, Mac, Web
3PONS Dictionary7.4Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Web
5Cambridge Dictionary7.3Free planFreeAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Web
6ABBYY Lingvo6.0Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Mac, Windows
7Linguee6.0Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Web
8Pleco Chinese Dictionary6.0Free planFreeAndroid, iOS
9WordWeb6.0Free plan$1.50/moAndroid, iOS, Mac, Windows
10dict.cc5.9Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Mac, Web
11GoldenDict5.9Free planFreeAndroid, Linux, Mac, Windows
12Collins Dictionary5.7Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Mac, Web
13WordReference5.5No$1.67/moAndroid, iOS, Mac, Web
14Merriam-Webster Legal Dictionary5.4No—Android, iOS, Web
15Treccani5.4No—Android, iOS, Web
16Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary5.3No—Android, iOS, Web
17GCIDE5.2No—Linux, Web
18Glosbe5.2No—Web, iOS, Android
19LEO Dictionary5.2No—Web, iOS, Android
20Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English5.2No—Web, iOS, Mac
21MDBG Chinese Dictionary5.2Free planFreeAndroid, Browser, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
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Questions about The Free Dictionary alternatives

What is the best alternative to The Free Dictionary?

Merriam-Webster Dictionary, number 1 in online dictionaries with a score of 7.4 out of 10. The others here: Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries, PONS Dictionary, Cambridge Dictionary and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to The Free Dictionary?

Merriam-Webster Dictionary is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 12 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, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it.