LEO Dictionary

This app offers free access to LEO's dictionaries, vocab trainer and forums.


Are you in need of a reliable language reference? LEO’s comprehensive dictionaries include wide-ranging vocabulary, example sentences and audio pronunciation.


Or would you like to take a foreign language to the next level? Why not try our vocab trainer with its tried-and-tested spaced repetition system.


In LEOs Forum kannst du dir zudem Rat zu Sprachfragen holen, die über eine reine Wörterbuchfunktion hinausgehen.


Our dictionaries contain around ­ 2,944,000 entries and is being updated as you read this.



* English ⇔ German (840,000 entries)
* French ⇔ German (280,000 entries)
* Spanish ⇔ German (261,000 entries)
* Italian ⇔ German (258,000 entries)
* Chinese ⇔ German (238,000 entries)
* Russian ⇔ German (373,000 entries)
* Portuguese ⇔ German (171,000 entries)
* Polish ⇔ German (99,000 entries)
* English ⇔ Spanish (232,000 entries)
* Spanish ⇔ Portuguese (77,000 entries)
* English ⇔ French (61,000 entries)
* English ⇔ Russian (54,000 entries)

With LEO you can do more than just look up the meaning of a word in a different language. LEO also provides:


* noun and verb tables
* real voice audio pronunciation (no speech synthesis)
* definitions
* grammar and etymology,

as well as other information relevant to the search term(s) including


* orthographically similar words
* possible base forms for inflected words
* links to forum discussions containing the search term(s)


Vocabulary trainer


Our free vorab trainer is the perfect companion to build your vocabulary – whether at school or on your holidays. All you need is a free user account and you’re good to start your learning journey.


* Use our curated wordlists to practice vocabulary used in German textbooks at secondary schools
* Learn words with LEO’s spaced repetition system
* Create your own wordlists – be it for school, for professional contexts or for your holidays
* Set your learning targets and learn at your own speed
* Enhance your language skills with a sustainable approach
* Collect as many words and phrases as you like – there is no word limit even in the free version of our app

Forums


The LEO Forum exists to provide a platform for language-related questions that are not answered in the dictionary. If you would like to get help from other users or contribute to questions yourself, you need to register a user account (free of charge).


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You can find a detailed description of all of our services on our website https://www.leo.org