The Free Dictionary vs Glosbe

The Free Dictionary9.2Visit Glosbe7.8Visit

Higher score The Free Dictionary #3 in Online Dictionaries 9.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit site

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Glosbe #17 in Online Dictionaries 7.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Glosbe

• The Free Dictionary fits best

  Users wanting the broadest free reference set

• Glosbe fits best

  Large-scale multilingual phrase lookup

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Side by side

Feature	The Free Dictionary 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Glosbe 7.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	7.8
Ranking	#3 in Online Dictionaries	#17 in Online Dictionaries
Best for	Users wanting the broadest free reference set	Large-scale multilingual phrase lookup
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free
Starting price	—	Free plan
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile, Desktop	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android, macOS	Web, iOS, Android
Features The Free Dictionary 4/4 · Glosbe 4/4
Audio pronunciation	✓	✓
Usage examples	✓	✓
Translation lookup	✓	✓
Offline access	✓	✓
Specs
Mobile apps	Ios_android	Ios_android
Languages covered	14	6000 (best)
Our review
Pros	Dictionary, thesaurus, specialist dictionaries, and translation lookup Offline access, audio pronunciations, voice search, and synchronized bookmarks Available on web, iOS, Android, macOS, and through an API	Covers more than 6,000 languages with bilingual lookup Adds examples, pronunciation, conjugation, and picture lookup Offers iOS and Android apps with downloadable offline language packs
Cons	The free plan includes advertising The ad-free upgrade is limited to the iOS app API access is described for calls from other apps, not a broader integration suite	More translation-focused than authoritative definition-focused Offline use requires downloading language packs Longer-text translation extends beyond traditional dictionary lookup
Our verdict	The Free Dictionary is a reference service from Farlex, Inc. for looking up words, synonyms, translations, idioms, and specialist terminology. It combines dictionary and thesaurus lookup with medical, legal, science, financial, and idiom… Read the review →	Glosbe is a free, community-built online dictionary and translation platform for people who need to compare words and phrases across a very broad range of languages. Its core experience combines bilingual lookup with in-context translated… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• The Free Dictionary — where it wins

  • Dictionary, thesaurus, specialist dictionaries, and translation lookup
  • Offline access, audio pronunciations, voice search, and synchronized bookmarks
  • Available on web, iOS, Android, macOS, and through an API

  Where it doesn't

  • The free plan includes advertising
  • The ad-free upgrade is limited to the iOS app
  • API access is described for calls from other apps, not a broader integration suite

• Glosbe — where it wins

  • Covers more than 6,000 languages with bilingual lookup
  • Adds examples, pronunciation, conjugation, and picture lookup
  • Offers iOS and Android apps with downloadable offline language packs

  Where it doesn't

  • More translation-focused than authoritative definition-focused
  • Offline use requires downloading language packs
  • Longer-text translation extends beyond traditional dictionary lookup

• The Free Dictionary9.2/10 · Free plan

  A broad free reference service with offline access, translations, and specialist dictionaries.

  Visit siteFull verdict →
• Glosbe7.8/10 · Free plan

  A broad free lookup tool for multilingual phrases, examples, pronunciation, and translation.

  Visit GlosbeFull verdict →