The Free Dictionary vs Linguee

The Free Dictionary9.2Visit Linguee8.8Visit

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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Linguee #7 in Online Dictionaries 8.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Linguee

• The Free Dictionary fits best

  Users wanting the broadest free reference set

• Linguee fits best

  Context-rich bilingual translation

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Side by side

Feature	The Free Dictionary 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Linguee 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.8
Ranking	#3 in Online Dictionaries	#7 in Online Dictionaries
Best for	Users wanting the broadest free reference set	Context-rich bilingual translation
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 · Linguee 4/4
Audio pronunciation	✓	✓
Usage examples	✓	✓
Translation lookup	✓	✓
Offline access	✓	✓
Specs
Mobile apps	Ios_android	Ios_android
Languages covered	14	Not checked yet
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	More than one billion translation results with contextual examples Professional pronunciation recordings and spelling correction Downloadable dictionaries support offline lookup on mobile apps
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	Focused on bilingual translation rather than broad monolingual coverage Offline dictionaries are available through the mobile apps Its primary workflow centers on word and phrase 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 →	Linguee is a free online bilingual dictionary for people translating words and phrases across multiple language pairs. It combines editorial dictionary entries with contextual translation examples sourced from the web, so readers can… 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

• Linguee — where it wins

  • More than one billion translation results with contextual examples
  • Professional pronunciation recordings and spelling correction
  • Downloadable dictionaries support offline lookup on mobile apps

  Where it doesn't

  • Focused on bilingual translation rather than broad monolingual coverage
  • Offline dictionaries are available through the mobile apps
  • Its primary workflow centers on word and phrase lookup

• The Free Dictionary9.2/10 · Free plan

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

  Visit siteFull verdict →
• Linguee8.8/10 · Free plan

  A free bilingual dictionary for translation context, pronunciation and offline mobile lookup.

  Visit LingueeFull verdict →