Duden language technology together with its partners in industry and science carries out research and development projects in the fields of knowledge management and computer linguistics. Duden’s spelling and grammar are regarded as trend-setting and leading on the market. The products developed by Duden cover the most comprehensive and profoundly edited word-list. The company’s portfolio includes dictionaries and reference books, guides, exercise books, as well as the the award winning Duden Rechtschreibung.
Duden’s linguistic decisions and technologies maintaining the professional written communication are seamlessly intertwined with dictionary software for PDAs und Smartphones by Paragon Software Group (Smart Handheld Devices Division) the world's leading provider of software for mobile platforms.
Paragon high-quality dictionary software makes the following Duden dictionaries available on Android devices:
New! Easy copy-and-paste functions allow unknown words or phrases to be copied from an active application like the web browser or email to the clipboard, and automatically translated by switching back to Duden. Translate all clipboard contents – whether one word or several words at a time!
Search and translate Features
NEW! Three new integrated input methods make dictionary use more convenient than ever. Search by voice using Google Voice recognition service (Available for OS 2.2 and higher), take a picture of the text and translate it with Google Goggles, or enter the word in your own handwriting with Paragon’s PenReader handwriting recognition software.
Look up unfamiliar words in dictionary directly from the home screen! The dictionary provides translations in a Quick Search Box alongside other search results.
List of similar words is displayed in case of misspelling.
Find the word even if you don’t know its exact spelling using Wildcard Search.
Learning Features
German audio pronunciations recorded by native speakers.*
Integrate dictionary with the Flash Cards application and quiz yourself with words you have added from the dictionary.
Test yourself with a Word of the day widget on your Home screen. A random entry from the dictionary is changed daily (Menu -> Settings -> Install widget)
NEW! Manage Word of the day widget settings: select dictionary direction, font size and update period (manual or automatic).
Interface Features
NEW! Enhanced customization options allow you to choose background color. Black, white and sepia themes are available (Menu -> Settings).
NEW! Enlarge or reduce font size for your comfort (Menu -> Settings).
NEW! Report bugs, request features and send feedback to Android Market or the Paragon development team quickly and conveniently with the new integrated support feature (Menu -> Information).
Automatically switching translation directions using the language of the word entered.
Hyperlinks between related articles and directions.
Search History feature shows the last 20 words looked up.
No Internet connection required: simply download the dictionary to your device and use it with no further expense incurred.
*The feature is not available for Duden – German dictionary of synonyms.
Duden dictionary for Android
Duden dictionary for Android
Registering
The number of translations in demo-version is limited. The more often you use the dictionary the more notifications about demo version you get. To save you time we’ve provided a new way of purchasing and registering Duden dictionary for Android. Now you do not need to search for the product on the web, you can purchase it directly from your device. To do this, open Duden dictionary and go to Menu->Registration->Buy.