WordBook Dictionary

English Dictionary & Thesaurus

$1.99

5.2for iPhone

9.1

281 Ratings

TranCreative Software

Developer

Nov 13, 2017

Update Date

Reference

About WordBook Dictionary

FEATURES that make WordBook stand out from other dictionary apps:

- Professionally recorded pronunciation for every single entry

- Word origin information (Etymologies)

- Built-in spell checker with pop-up spelling suggestions

- User's bookmark and note management

- Unmatched sounds-like and wild card search and a powerful word puzzle solver

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WordBook is a comprehensive, quick and intuitive dictionary and thesaurus of the English language. It's a great combination of comprehensive contents and fast intuitive interface.

FEATURES:

* 150,000 entries with more than 220,000 definitions, 70,000 usage samples

* 23,000 root word origins (etymologies)

* 120,000 pronunciation guides in International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) and other notations

* Spoken pronunciations (for all entries)

* Built-in thesaurus and word links connecting words semantically

* Unmatched index, wildcard, anagram search capabilities

* Bookmark (with user's notes) and history management

* Words of the Day: you get to learn new words daily, shake the device for new random words

* Browser-like definition content navigation, ability to tap on any word in the content to look up its definition

* Extending up to 5 web dictionaries to supplement built-in contents

* High resolution graphics for Retina display

REVIEWS:

* “the best in the [inexpensive dictionary] category... This wealth of information is indispensable to the student, and even fun to use” - Jeff Phillips, Macworld

* “One of 15 Best iPhone Apps for English Majors” - April Lentini, CollegeTimes.us

* “None measure up to WordBook” Score: 10/10 - Michael Alexander, AppCraver.com

* “WordBook leads the parade of free and low-cost dictionary options” - Ben Boychuk, MacWorld.com

* “WordBook's iPhone dictionary - the standard for reference apps” Rating: 5/5 - Steven Yaccino, appolicious.com

NOTES:

- WordBook does not required an internet connection except to view web dictionaries or to play online pronunciation voices.
- WordBook includes entries of both American/British spellings. Definitions are written in American English.

What's New in the Latest Version 5.2

Last updated on Nov 13, 2017

Old Versions

- Supports iOS 11 and iPhone X

Version History

5.2

Nov 13, 2017

- Supports iOS 11 and iPhone X

5.1

May 21, 2015

Fixed bug with anagram search not rendering results.

5.0

May 19, 2015

Added Apple Watch App

4.6

Oct 8, 2014

Enhanced for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus

4.5.1

Oct 15, 2013

Improved stability
Ready for iOS 7.0
Save Bookmarks to iCloud option

4.5

Oct 4, 2013

Updated for iOS 7.0
Added support for iCloud

4.4.1

Oct 1, 2012

Many improvements for iOS 6, iPhone 5 and iPod touch 5th gen

NOTES:

- WordBook does not require an internet connection except to view additional online contents or to download and play recorded pronunciation audios.
- WordBook includes entries of both American/British spellings. Definitions are written in American English.

4.4

Sep 19, 2012

- Added support for iPhone 5 and iOS 6
- Many bug fixes

NOTES:

- WordBook does not required an internet connection except to view additional online contents or to download and play recorded pronunciation audios.
- WordBook includes entries of both American/British spellings. Definitions are written in American English.

4.3.5

Jan 11, 2011

- Thousands of word origin (etymology) updates
- Export/Import bookmarks/history word list via email
- Fast app switching for iOS 4.2

4.3.1

Aug 16, 2010

- Fixed stuck word bug
- Improved search performance by preloading index if enough memory is available

Thank you all for continuing using WordBook, reporting bugs and suggesting features.

Please spend a minute to review this version. Your reviews will help more than anything else to keep WordBook alive and strong. Thank you.

4.3

Jul 22, 2010

- Content updates
- Fast app switching and high resolution graphics and bug fixes for iOS 4
- New "Search the web" button in spelling suggestion balloon
- Remembered last puzzle solver search
- Built-in setting screen

4.2.4

Jun 30, 2010

Added high resolution graphics for iPhone 4

4.2.2

Apr 12, 2010

- Performance improvements
- Compressing data more aggressively to reduce app size

4.2.1

Apr 8, 2010

New in Version 4.2.1:
- Small bug fixes for the integrated spell checker.

New in Version 4.2:
- Head word hyphenation
- Tapping on words to lookup in web dictionary contents
- Exact searches going straight to definitions
- Similarly spelled matches in search results
- Letter scores displayed in Puzzle Solver input boxes
- Performance improvements

4.2

Mar 29, 2010

- Head word hyphenation
- Tapping on words to lookup in web dictionary contents
- Exact searches going straight to definitions
- Similarly spelled matches in search results
- Letter scores displayed in Puzzle Solver input boxes
- Performance improvements

4.1

Nov 28, 2009

- Pronunciation guide revisions
- Word Finder searches for words in Official Tournament Word List (TWL) instead of default word list
- Use of proper-case in index view and search results
- Showing website icons if available when accessing web contents

3.6

Jul 7, 2009

- Added a real voice (Sue) in audio pronunciation options
- Fixed issues with international keyboards
- Optimized for iPhone OS 3.0

3.5

Apr 17, 2009

3.2.2

Feb 25, 2009

3.2

Feb 7, 2009

3.0

Dec 20, 2008

2.5