The Alpha Dictionary of English with more than 150 years of research behind it, is globally accepted as the highest authority in the study and reference of the English language.
ODE is a valuable resource for anyone using English in an academic or professional context. Tailored to:

• Students preparing for ACT, SAT , IELTS or TOEFL exams
• Professionals actively using English
• Academics

As well as anyone else who needs a comprehensive and authoritative dictionary of current English at work or at home.


RICH CONTENT

• The very latest 2020 word database from Oxford University Press with over 350,000 words, phrases and meanings
• More than 75,000 audio pronunciations of both common and rare words, including those with varying pronunciations
• Phrases– understand how a word is used in expressions by native speakers
• Special topics reference content – easily look up topic-specific content
• Word-of-the-day – expand your vocabulary by learning a new word, every day

ADVANCED LEARNING TOOLS

Not sure how to spell or pronounce a certain word or phrase? The dictionary combines several search tools to match or suggest what you are looking for:

• Fuzzy search – find a word even if you don't know exactly how it is spelled
• Voice search – lookup a word without having to spell it
• Wild card search – use '*' or '?' to replace a letter or entire parts of a word
• Search autocomplete – displays predictions as you type
• Keyword lookup – search for compound words or phrases
• Camera search – look up words without having to type them
• Favourites list – create custom folders with lists of words
• Recent list – easily review already looked-up words
• Tap to translate entries in other apps




Fuzzy search
♦ To search words with prefix, e.g. starting with 'moon', please write moon* and the dropdown list will show the words starting with 'moon'
♦ To search words with suffix, e.g. ending with 'moon', please write *moon. and the dropdown list will show the words ending with 'moon'
♦ To search words containing a word, e.g. 'moon', just write *moon* and the dropdown list will show the words containing 'moon'