WordWeb Dictionary
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5.8for iPhone, iPad and more
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About WordWeb Dictionary
The WordWeb English dictionary and thesaurus: fast searching, spelling suggestions, definitions, usage examples, synonyms, related words - and no adverts. An offline audio version is available separately.
The comprehensive WordWeb dictionary database includes:
- 285,000 words, phrases and derived forms
- 225,000 word sense definitions
- 70,000 usage examples
- 85,000 text pronunciations
- Synonyms, similar and related words
- N. American, British, Australian and international English
A version with 70,000 professionally recorded audio pronunciations is available as a separate product.
The intelligent word entry suggests possible correct spellings as you type, as well as listing words that sound the same or are often confused.
Additional features include the ability to drill down on any word in a definition, full bookmark support and history.
Search features include:
- Alphabetical listing
- Spelling suggestions
- Sounds-like and often-confused
- Fast pattern-matching search (*, ?, vowel and consonant)
- Filter search results by noun, verb, adjective, adverbs
- Customize search options (case, derived forms, etc)
No Internet connection is required to use WordWeb, and it's free.
Chambers dictionary and thesaurus are also available, and you can cross-reference to both Chambers and old Oxford dictionary apps from WordWeb.
The comprehensive WordWeb dictionary database includes:
- 285,000 words, phrases and derived forms
- 225,000 word sense definitions
- 70,000 usage examples
- 85,000 text pronunciations
- Synonyms, similar and related words
- N. American, British, Australian and international English
A version with 70,000 professionally recorded audio pronunciations is available as a separate product.
The intelligent word entry suggests possible correct spellings as you type, as well as listing words that sound the same or are often confused.
Additional features include the ability to drill down on any word in a definition, full bookmark support and history.
Search features include:
- Alphabetical listing
- Spelling suggestions
- Sounds-like and often-confused
- Fast pattern-matching search (*, ?, vowel and consonant)
- Filter search results by noun, verb, adjective, adverbs
- Customize search options (case, derived forms, etc)
No Internet connection is required to use WordWeb, and it's free.
Chambers dictionary and thesaurus are also available, and you can cross-reference to both Chambers and old Oxford dictionary apps from WordWeb.
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What's New in the Latest Version 5.8
Last updated on Mar 4, 2024
Old Versions
New words and updates
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Version History
5.8
Mar 4, 2024
New words and updates
5.7
Jan 16, 2024
New words and senses
5.6
Mar 29, 2023
New words. Copyright word off by default to avoid iOS messages.
5.4
Mar 20, 2023
New words. Option to look up clipboard word off by default to avoid clipboard pop-up messages.
5.3
Mar 12, 2023
New words, senses and updates
5.2
Oct 1, 2022
New words, senses and updates
5.1
Mar 14, 2022
New words, senses and derived forms
5.0
Dec 15, 2021
New words, senses and updates
4.1
Sep 20, 2020
iPadOS 14 compatibility, database updates
4.0
Mar 31, 2020
Major dictionary update, with thousands of new words and sense and comprehensive sense usage tagging
3.85
Nov 9, 2019
New words and updates. Support for iOS 13 and Dark Mode.
3.70
Jan 25, 2019
New words and definitions. Latest iPhone optimization.
3.62
Feb 28, 2018
New words and definitions; misc. bug fixes
3.61
Oct 22, 2017
Minor bug fixes
3.60
Oct 15, 2017
Updates for latest iOS, new words and definitions.
3.4
Apr 1, 2017
New words and senses. Minor bug fixes.
3.3
Sep 8, 2016
- New words and definitions
- Latest iOS compatibility
- Easier bookmarking on iPad and random bookmark feature
- Latest iOS compatibility
- Easier bookmarking on iPad and random bookmark feature
3.2
Nov 28, 2015
- Thousands of new words, matching the new WordWeb 8 for Windows
- Audio using text-to-speech (full WordWeb Audio app available separately)
- Support for Split View and Slide Over on iPad
- Automatically look up clipboard word when switching from other app
- Audio using text-to-speech (full WordWeb Audio app available separately)
- Support for Split View and Slide Over on iPad
- Automatically look up clipboard word when switching from other app
2.4
Sep 23, 2014
Updates and fixes for iOS8 and iPhone 6. Database updates.
2.3
Jul 15, 2014
Fix for settings bug on 64bit devices
2.2
Jul 11, 2014
About 1000 new words, senses and updates
2.1
Dec 1, 2013
- Updates and bug fixes
2.0
Oct 21, 2013
Updated UI for iOS 7, database updates.
1.80
Jul 16, 2013
- New words and database updates (following WordWeb 7 for Windows).
- Updated icon and various minor improvements
- Updated icon and various minor improvements
1.74
Sep 19, 2012
- iOS6 and iPhone 5 compatibility
- database updates
- minor bug fixes
- database updates
- minor bug fixes
WordWeb Dictionary FAQ
Click here to learn how to download WordWeb Dictionary in restricted country or region.
Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of WordWeb Dictionary.
iPhone
Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 13.0 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
WordWeb Dictionary supports English
