What's New

• Added iOS 8 & iOS 9 support.
• Standalone app is no longer being updated.
• You can find new editions of the dictionary in the new 'Duden dictionaries' app.

App Description

Are you familiar with the elements of our vocabulary?

The Duden defining dictionary will help you to identify the linguistic links between words and professionalize your creative handling of the German language. Learn how 20,000 words of the basic German vocabulary are pronounced, what they mean and how they are used with the aid of the current 4th edition.

Features of the dictionary:

• Over 20,000 keywords and phrases with grammatical and phonetic details
• All keywords with pronunciation, definitions and examples of their usage
• Numerous synonyms and compilations
• Separate information boxes to easily mistaken words
• Around 450 articles on word formation elements

Powerful NEW SEARCH FEATURES – including FULL TEXT SEARCH – assures that any query yields precise search returns, ensuring you find the word you’re looking for quickly and easily.

The new Full text search feature allows you to look up words more efficiently.

• Enter a query into the input field and Duden will automatically build a list of entries containing your query.
• Because Full text search supports ‘Did you mean…?’ function, users can be sure that virtually all search queries can be found regardless of misspelling.

Search features:

• Easy copy-and-paste functions copy words to the clipboard to get their synonyms.
• Contextual menu.
• Improved browsing capabilities through word list and Search History.
• List of similar words in case of misspelling.
• Wildcard Search if you are unsure of the exact word spelling. Use “?” and “*” symbols to replace the missing letters.

Learning features:

• Search for anagrams.
• Audio pronunciations recorded by native speakers.
• Flash Card Quiz enables you to add new words to flash cards and test your knowledge as many times as you wish.

Interface features:

• Enhanced customization options allow you to modify animated menus and choose background colors.
• Enlarge or reduce font size for your comfort.
• Search History can be browsed through or deleted in full.
• Hyperlinks between articles.
• Landscape-mode support.
• Fully iPad optimized interface.
• No Internet connection required: simply download the dictionary once and use it on your iPhone/iPad/iPod touch without any additional expense.

Dear owner of a standalone Duden dictionary app,
the standalone dictionary app(s) you have purchased are not compatible with iOS 8 and higher iOS versions. Please download the new update.Thank you.

iPhone Screenshots

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iPad Screenshots

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App Changes

  • July 16, 2016 Initial release