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Duden – German native words dictionary

Duden Native Words Dictionary helps you to recognize the linguistic connections between words and professionalize your creative use of the German language. Dictionary contains over 20,000 words and phrases with grammatical and phonetic information, numerous of synonyms and compositions, 450 articles on word-forming elements and more.

• Over 20,000 words and phrases with grammatical and phonetic information
• All entries with pronunciation, definitions and examples for use
• With numerous synonyms and compositions
• Extra information boxes to easily confusable words
• Around 450 articles on word-forming elements

Duden – German style dictionary

With Duden Style Dictionary you will have direct access to over 100,000 fixed phrases, idioms, proverbs, and sample sentences. Dictionary contains about 100,000 example sentences to show the content meaningful and grammatically correct word shortcuts, many solid compounds, phrases and key words and information about the style.

• About 100,000 example sentences show the content meaningful and grammatically correct word shortcuts
• With many solid compounds, phrases and keywords
• Information about the style and use help in finding appropriate formulations

Duden – German dictionary of synonyms, 5th Edition

Most suitable word always at hand

Captivating, clear, and informative Duden – German dictionary of synonyms gives alternatives to phrase your ideas more precisely.
What other words stand for interessant or darstellen, erklaren, frohlich and machen? Does the word anscheinend mean the same as scheinbar? Is there any difference between selbst and selber?
All the words you look up are easily found by the keywords, intricate system of cross-references was rejected. To make the work with the dictionary still easier, all the synonyms in the entry are arranged into groups according to their similarity with the keyword based on style, origin, correlation in temporal and professional aspect.

• 300,000 synonyms for more than 20,000 up-to-date keywords;
• Helpful word usage examples (e.g. for the word Erziehungsurlaub the officially prescribed synonym is Elternzeit; previously used word taubstumm corresponds to modern gehorlos);
• Alternative apt expressions for 200 idioms (e.g. the expression das A und O has several synonymous words and phrases: Brennpunkt, das Wesentliche, das Wichtigste, der springende Punkt; Dreh- und Angelpunkt, Hauptpunkt, and Hauptsache).

Duden – German spelling dictionary

The comprehensive basic work follows the new Official Spelling Rules.

The 25^th edition of the Duden - German spelling dictionary contains spelling, word division and rules dated August, 2009, obligatory for all schools and authorities. The new Duden presents contemporary vocabulary of the German language so fully as never before. Duden recommendations (”Duden-Empfehlungen“) are new for this edition and prescribe the right spelling in such disputable cases as „Saxofon” or „Saxophon”? In all the cases, where the new Official Rules permit several variants of spelling, Duden gives a recommendation, which is marked yellow. These recommendations should be looked upon as suggestion and help in word choice for the workers of mass media, enterprises, publishing houses, editorial staffs and all the private persons, who attach importance to common orthography. In case of several permissible variants of spelling Duden marks its recommendations yellow.

• Over 135,000 keywords;
• 5,000 new words, e.g. „Internettelefonie” „kleinreden”, „Publikumsjoker”, „Sudoku”, „Telenovela”, „USB-Stick” etc.;
• Over 500,000 examples, meaning explanations and information about word division, pronunciation, grammar, etymology, and style leave no open questions;
• Duden provides several acceptable spellings where possible.

Duden – German dictionary of synonyms

Most suitable word always at hand

Captivating, clear, and informative Duden – German dictionary of synonyms gives alternatives to phrase your ideas more precisely. The new 4th edition is based on the obligatory rules dated August, 2006.
What other words stand for interessant or darstellen, erklaren, frohlich and machen? Does the word anscheinend mean the same as scheinbar? Is there any difference between selbst and selber?
All the words you look up are easily found by the keywords, intricate system of cross-references was rejected. To make the work with the dictionary still easier, all the synonyms in the entry are arranged into groups according to their similarity with the keyword based on style, origin, correlation in temporal and professional aspect.

• 300,000 synonyms for more than 20,000 up-to-date keywords;
• Helpful word usage examples (e.g. for the word Erziehungsurlaub the officially prescribed synonym is Elternzeit; previously used word taubstumm corresponds to modern gehorlos);
• Alternative apt expressions for 200 idioms (e.g. the expression das A und O has several synonymous words and phrases: Brennpunkt, das Wesentliche, das Wichtigste, der springende Punkt; Dreh- und Angelpunkt, Hauptpunkt, and Hauptsache).

Duden – German dictionary of foreign words

Correct comprehension and usage of foreign words

Duden – German dictionary of foreign words, updated in August 2006 according to the new Official Spelling Rules, offers a thorough survey of the up-to-date and traditional foreign vocabulary presented in the modern German. Thus among the dictionary entries one can find special notes on history, functionality and usage of foreign words in the German language. Duden dictionary of foreign words is an irreplaceable reference book for everyone, who wants to use and understand foreign words correctly.

• More than 55,000 foreign words and technical terms of the German present-day language;
• Over 400,000 notes on meaning, grammar, spelling, word division, and etymology;
• New foreign words from the latest language research (e.g. Blog, Internetauktion, MP3-Player, Open-Source-Software, Public Viewing, Sudoku, USB-Stick etc.);

Duden – German explanatory dictionary

Present-day, comprehensive, trend-setting

Duden – German explanatory dictionary is the most comprehensive dictionary of its kind which includes not only up-to-the-minute German vocabulary, but also covers its dialects and its varieties in Austria and Switzerland. Detailed entries are devoted to the technical terms, professionalisms, jargon, and slang. As any other explanatory dictionary, Duden contains elaborated entries on the meaning and usage of the words and speech tokens in a sentence. The new edition of this basic work offers converted, updated, and considerably extended content of keywords from A to Z. Naturally, Duden – German explanatory dictionary corresponds to the obligatory Official Spelling Rules dated August, 2006. The PDA-version offers numerous functions that actualize word search in the dictionary.

• About 150,000 keywords and phrases;
• More than 500,000 meaning explanations and usage examples, notes on spelling, grammar, word origin, and style;
• 10,000 words and phrases standing for new notions relevant for nowadays German reality, e.g. „Erlebnisgesellschaft”, „Genfood”, „MP3-Player”, „Plasmabildschirm”, „seniorengerecht”, „Zweiklassenmedizin” etc.;
• Around 140 typical for the modern German language affixes, such as „neo-”, „pseudo-”, „-bewusst”, „-wirksam” and others are paid special attention;
• Recommendations on word usage help to avoid mistakes in linguistically sensitive cases, such as with the words „pervers” and „turken” and inform that recently often used „taubstumm” should be substituted by „gehorlos”;