Alfredo Pereira's List: Dictionaries

Fast Online Language Dictionary (German, French, Italian, Spanish, English)

Is the beloved paper dictionary doomed to extinction? In this infectiously exuberant talk, leading lexicographer Erin McKean looks at the many ways today's print dictionary is poised for transformation.

Forvo is the largest pronunciation guide in the world, the place where you´ll find millions of words pronounced in their original languages. Cool, isn´t it? Be a part of this cultural phenomenon now!

Lexipedia is an online visual semantic network with dictionary and thesaurus reference functionality

A dictionary aiming to collect all the words in the English language: more than 4 million so far! Examples, pronunciations, user notes, and more.

Lingro lets users read Web sites and click on any word for a translation. The new Web-based service works in English, Spanish, Italian, German, French and Polish. The site uses open dictionaries, so users can help fill in missing words.

"MetaGlossary harvests definitions from the entire web, the world's largest, constantly-updated repository of information. Hence, it surpasses traditional dictionaries, which grow more out of date with each passing day. MetaGlossary is as dynamic as the web, offering the most current information out there on the most contemporary topics. "

The Visual Thesaurus is an interactive dictionary and thesaurus which creates word maps that blossom with meanings and branch to related words. Its innovative display encourages exploration and learning. You'll understand language in a powerful new way.

VocabGrabber analyzes any text you're interested in, generating lists of the most useful vocabulary words and showing you how those words are used in context. Just copy text from a document and paste it into the box, and then click on the "Grab Vocabulary!" button. VocabGrabber will automatically create a list of vocabulary from your text, which you can then sort, filter, and save.