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The 20 closest online dictionary alternatives to WordReference.com, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 3 technologies behind it.

Looking for an alternative to WordReference.com? The closest matches are Glosbe, Reverso and Wiktionary. We match sites by what they actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Vote on each alternative and leave a short note to help the next person choose.

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01 · Entity

About WordReference.com

WordReference.com wordreference.com

Wikidata: online dictionary

Top 10K · #4,174 3 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026

Summary by Claude

Free online bilingual translation dictionaries covering language pairs such as English–Spanish, English–French, English–Italian and English–Portuguese, with verb conjugation tables and user language forums.

Who it’s for
Language learners, translators and general users
Business model
Advertising

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

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Encyclopædia Britannica OnlineLetras.mus.brBibleGateway.comWikipediaPreplydictionary.comThe Free DictionaryMerriam-Webster online dictionaryWiktionaryGlosbe

03 · Nearest neighbours

Alternatives to WordReference.com

Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to WordReference.com, thumbs down if it isn’t.

We can’t read wordreference.com’s homepage (robots.txt disallows our crawler), so it’s compared on what Wikidata and Wikipedia say about it.

  1. 01
    Glosbe glosbe.com Top 10K English

    Glosbe Dictionary - All Languages of the World in One Place

    Glosbe dictionary - one place, all languages! Translations, example sentences, pronunciation recordings and grammar references. Check it out!

  2. 02
    Reverso reverso.net Top 10K English

    online translation and linguistic tools

  3. 03
    Wiktionary wiktionary.org Top 10K English

    Wiktionary

    free online multilingual dictionary

  4. 04
    Merriam-Webster online dictionary merriam-webster.com Top 1K English

    online English dictionary hosted on merriam-webster.com

  5. 05
    The Free Dictionary thefreedictionary.com Top 10K

    Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary

    The World's most comprehensive free online dictionary, thesaurus, and encyclopedia with synonyms, definitions, idioms, abbreviations, and medical, financial, legal specialized dictionaries

  6. 06
    dictionary.com Top 10K English

    Meanings & Definitions of English Words | Dictionary.com

    The world's leading online dictionary: English definitions, synonyms, word origins, example sentences, word games, and more. A trusted authority for 25+ years!

  7. 07
    Preply preply.com Top 10K English

    Preply: Learn with the best online language tutors on app & web

    Looking for a tutor? Preply is the best platform for private online lessons with a flexible payment system and affordable prices. Book your first lesson.

  8. 08
    Wikipedia wikipedia.org Top 100 English

    Wikipedia

    Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia, created and edited by volunteers around the world and hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation.

  9. 09
    Royal Spanish Academy rae.es Top 10K English

    official regulator for the Spanish language

  10. 10
    BibleGateway.com biblegateway.com Top 1K English

    BibleGateway.com: A searchable online Bible in over 150 versions and 50 languages.

    Read, hear, and study Scripture at the world's most-visited Christian website. Grow your faith with devotionals, Bible reading plans, and mobile apps.

  11. 11
    Urban Dictionary urbandictionary.com Top 10K English

    Urban Dictionary, November 6: Yap Trap

    A seemingly endless debate with a idiot

  12. 12
    Letras.mus.br letras.mus.br Top 10K

    Brazilian lyrics database

  13. 13
    Encyclopædia Britannica Online britannica.com Top 1K English

    online edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica

  14. 14
    Babbel babbel.com English

    Learn a Language Online - Fast & Effective | Babbel

    Babbel is the effective way to learn a new language. Our system uses scientifically proven methods to improve your grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation.

  15. 15
    Wikibooks wikibooks.org Top 10K English

    Wikibooks

    free multilingual online collection of textbooks

  16. 16
    Bible Hub biblehub.com Top 10K

    Bible Hub: Online Bible Study Suite

    Online Bible Study Suite. Topical, Greek and Hebrew study tools, plus concordances, commentaries, sermons and devotionals.

  17. 17
    PagesJaunes pagesjaunes.fr Top 10K French

    pagesjaunes : Trouvez plus que des coordonnées.

    telephone and business directory

  18. 18
    Gesetze im Internet gesetze-im-internet.de Top 10K

    Gesetze im Internet

    website and database containing laws and regulations of Germany

  19. 19
    elDiario.es eldiario.es Top 10K Spanish

    elDiario.es - Noticias de actualidad - Periodismo a pesar de todo

    Diario digital de noticias de actualidad sobre política y economía, análisis y blogs de opinión. Dirigido por Ignacio Escolar. Periodismo riguroso, independiente y honesto.

  20. 20
    W3Schools w3schools.com Top 10K English

    W3Schools Online Web Tutorials

    Well organized and easy to understand Web building tutorials with lots of examples of how to use HTML, CSS, JavaScript, SQL, Python, PHP, Bootstrap, Java, XML and more.

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04 · Fingerprints

Technology

What WordReference.com is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.

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