Oxford Dictionary & Thesaurus

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About this app

18 Oxford dictionaries in one app: 5 monolingual and 13 bilingual, powered by Oxford Languages. Look up definitions in the English dictionary, find synonyms in the Oxford thesaurus and translate words between English and 13 languages.

An English dictionary with over 1 million words, phrases and definitions for students, teachers, writers and professionals.

■ What can I do with Oxford Dictionary?
• Look up clear English definitions with example sentences, idioms and phrases
• See grammar notes: part of speech, verb patterns and usage labels
• Check phonetic spelling and British and American usage
• Find synonyms and antonyms in the Oxford thesaurus
• Explore word origins with etymology in the English dictionaries
• Translate words with 13 bilingual dictionaries
• Grow your vocabulary with Word of the Day, in multiple languages
• Hear British and American pronunciation by native speakers (Premium)
• Use the dictionary offline (Premium)

■ Which dictionaries are included?
Monolingual (5):
• Oxford Dictionary of English & Thesaurus
• New Oxford American Dictionary & Thesaurus
• Larousse Spanish Monolingual Dictionary
• Oxford Quebec French Monolingual Dictionary
• PONS German Monolingual Dictionary

Bilingual (13):
• Oxford Hachette French Dictionary
• Oxford German Dictionary
• Oxford Spanish Dictionary
• Oxford Russian Dictionary
• Oxford Chinese Dictionary
• Oxford Paravia Italian Dictionary
• Oxford Hindi Dictionary
• Oxford English Urdu Dictionary
• Oxford Essential Portuguese Dictionary
• Oxford Japanese Mini Dictionary
• Oxford Greek Mini Dictionary
• Oxford Softpress English Bulgarian Mini Dictionary
• Concise Oxford-River Books English-Thai Dictionary

■ How do I find a word I can't spell?
• Fuzzy search finds words even when they are misspelled
• Wildcard search: use * or ? for missing letters
• Voice search: say the word instead of typing it
• Camera search: point your camera at printed text
• Autocomplete and auto-correction as you type
• Keyword lookup for compound words and phrases

■ Does Oxford Dictionary work offline?
Yes, with Premium. Look up words without an internet connection on a plane, abroad or in class.

■ Can Oxford Dictionary help with IELTS, TOEFL, SAT or ACT?
Yes. Use it as a vocabulary builder: learn academic vocabulary, check what a word means in context, and pick the right synonyms for your essays. Learn one new word a day with Word of the Day.

■ Can I look up words while using other apps?
Yes. Tap to translate looks up a word from another app without leaving it.

■ More tools
• Favorites: save words in custom folders and sync them across your devices
• Recent list: review words you looked up
• Browse dictionary entries one by one
• Adjustable font size
• Special topics reference content
• Share definitions through other apps
• Dark mode

■ What does Premium include?
• Offline access to all dictionaries
• Native-speaker audio pronunciation in British and American English
• Unlimited synonyms and antonyms
• No ads
Offline English dictionary with clear word definitions, synonyms, and vocabulary
Updated on
Oct 28, 2026

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Ratings and reviews

519K reviews
Liam Owen
April 16, 2021
My favourite words link to the wrong entries. For example, clicking on "unassailable" takes me to the entry for "UAE". There is an edit option which allows me to change the name of my favourites but I don't see the logic in having names that don't match their entries. I am a premium subscriber and already regretting it.
116 people found this review helpful
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MobiSystems
February 11, 2022
Hello, Liam, We're happy to know that we've released a new 12.0 version of the Oxford Dictionary of English which contains a fix for the remapping issue. Please, let us know if you should need further assistance. :) Stay safe, Mary-Ann -MobiSystems Support Team-
Grant Hawkins
August 31, 2020
In terms of Definition quality, I give 5 stars. In terms of the 3 stars rating of the app itself: 1. I have no problem with ads in free apps however, sometimes I am shown 2-3 ads continuously within seconds of each other. This generally happened when I was swiping through "Word of the Day" section. 2. The data within "Special Topics" is horribly outdated. Might be best to dynamically pull the relevant data from an official source, instead of needing to manually update. (EU and Presidents)
636 people found this review helpful
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MobiSystems
August 31, 2020
Hi Grant, Thank you very much for the feedback. We will consider how to make improvements on these two issues for future versions of the app. If you have further ideas how we can make the dictionary better, please share them at dictionaries-android@mobisystems.com. Martin - MobiSystems Support -
A Google user
May 28, 2019
Very good dictionary i would put 5 stars but there's an initialization problem with offline: i have a s7 (which is not an old phone in 2019, rather the contrary), and every time i use the dictionary, i type a letter to find my word, and then the app freezes for 1 second, so i try to type the 2nd letter, the app just doesn't take it into account. i would expect an app built recently to accept 2 letters per second, but apparently developers here had a problem, and expects only slow people as users
215 people found this review helpful
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MobiSystems
May 29, 2019
Hi Raphaël, Please contact us with this at support@mobisystems.com with a step-by-step explanation of the problem and a screenshot of the error/issue you see. We expect your reply. - MobiSystems Support Team -

What’s new

🔎 New Search Filters!
• Wildcard Search – Use ? for one unknown letter (c?t → cat, cot, cut) or * for multiple unknown letters (comp* → complete, computer, companion).
• Similar Search – Find words with a similar spelling.
• Anagram Search – Find words made up of the same letters in a different order.

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