Duden
Check German spelling, meanings and grammatical information.
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German
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DWDS
Explore meanings, word histories and corpus-based usage.
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German
Free public dictionary and corpus resources.
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dict.cc
Compare bilingual equivalents and community-contributed pronunciations.
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German–English; other pairs available
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Visit websiteLEO
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Visit websitePONS
Find translations with usage examples and pronunciation support.
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Visit websiteLangenscheidt
Find bilingual meanings, phrases and grammatical hints.
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German–English; other pairs available
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Visit websiteLinguee
Compare dictionary translations with bilingual text examples.
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German–English; other pairs available
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Wiktionary
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German interface; words from many languages
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Visit websiteOpenThesaurus
Explore German synonyms grouped by related meanings.
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German
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Visit websiteVerbformen · Netzverb
Check German verb conjugations and noun or adjective declensions.
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- Definitions & spelling
German forms; multilingual explanations/translations
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Visit websiteCambridge Dictionary
Read German-to-English translations with example sentences.
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German → English (linked dictionary)
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Visit websiteCollins Dictionary
Look up German–English meanings and usage examples.
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German–English
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Compare translated phrases in parallel sentence examples.
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Multilingual, including German
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Visit websiteGlosbe
Explore community translations and contextual examples across language pairs.
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Multilingual, including German
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Visit websiteWortschatz Leipzig
Investigate word associations and usage in collected text corpora.
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Multilingual, including German
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Visit websiteOWID
Explore specialist German dictionaries, including easily confused words.
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German
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Visit websiteForvo
Listen to community pronunciation recordings and compare accents.
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Visit websiteTatoeba
Compare community-contributed sentences and their translations.
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Multilingual, including German
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Visit websitePhraseo
Understand the meanings of German idioms and proverbs.
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German
Public articles; a phrase reference, not a translation dictionary.
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Which German dictionary should I use?
Starting with translations?
A bilingual dictionary such as dict.cc or Langenscheidt helps connect a familiar language to German. Compare the noun article and the example context, not just the first translation.
dict.cc ↗Spelling or meaning without translation?
Use Duden for spelling and grammatical information, or DWDS for German definitions and usage evidence. A monolingual explanation helps separate similar meanings.
Duden ↗Better words for B2/C1 writing?
OpenThesaurus suggests alternatives. A synonym is not an automatic replacement: check its meaning, register and usual word combinations before using it.
OpenThesaurus ↗Conjugating a verb?
Verbformen shows German conjugation and declension tables. Check the tense and person you actually need; a correct isolated form can still be wrong in your sentence.
Verbformen · Netzverb ↗Natural phrases and example sentences?
Use Linguee for bilingual context, Tatoeba for translated sentences, or Wortschatz Leipzig for corpus evidence. Examples can contain unusual wording; compare several rather than copy one.
Linguee ↗How does the word sound?
Forvo provides community recordings. Compare speakers where available and notice accent differences. It complements a definition dictionary rather than replacing one.
Forvo ↗From a lookup to your own Goethe B2 sentence
You are practising a Goethe B2 post about a city with less car traffic. Rather than inserting many new words, check one expression carefully:
- Meaning: look up “verringern” in DWDS or Duden. Does it match what you want to say?
- Grammar: check the verb form and its object, for example “den Autoverkehr verringern”.
- Alternatives: compare “reduzieren” in OpenThesaurus, then verify meaning and register.
- Usage: compare several contextual examples in Linguee or Wortschatz Leipzig.
- Your own sentence: “Bessere Busverbindungen könnten den Autoverkehr in der Innenstadt verringern.” Then explain your reason.
- Apply it: write your own practice response on Goethi and check that your word choice supports your argument.
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