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Merriam-Webster: DICTIONARY

by Merriam-Webster, Inc.

4.8
IOSReference

Merriam-Webster is America's most trusted dictionary app, providing comprehensive definitions, synonyms, and example sentences. Enjoy offline access, voice search, and daily word games to expand your vocabulary and enhance your language skills.

About Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Merriam-Webster Dictionary is the leading iOS app for English language reference, education, and vocabulary enhancement. Continuously updated with the newest words and meanings, it's optimized for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Access definitions and synonyms offline, utilize voice search, and learn a new word daily. Engage with fun word games to test your vocabulary. Keep track of important words with favorites and search history, syncing them across devices via iCloud. Enjoy an ad-free experience with in-app purchases, unlocking Kids, Medical, and Legal dictionaries. Tablets offer a scrolling index for browsing. The Apple Watch extension provides the Word of the Day and voice search. Benefit from an integrated thesaurus with over 200,000 word choices and example sentences. Hear audio pronunciations by real English speakers. It's a great tool for anyone wanting to improve their grammar and understanding of the English language. The app provides expert word guidance, ensuring clarity and precision in your communication. Enhance your language proficiency with this comprehensive and user-friendly resource. It's perfect for students, professionals, and anyone passionate about words.

Key Features

  • Access definitions and synonyms even without an internet connection
  • Look up words quickly and easily using just your voice
  • Expand your vocabulary by learning a new word every day

Why Users Love It

Offers comprehensive definitions and synonyms
Provides audio pronunciations by real speakers
"Great app for quickly looking up definitions and understanding word usage in context."

Perfect for: Perfect for students, writers, and anyone who loves language and wants to expand their vocabulary.

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Current Rank

#38

+4 from last week

Best Rank

#34

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#43

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User Reviews

S.H.I.N.E.
6/25/2025

I absolutely love Merriam-Webster, when I hear the name I automatically think excellence in learning and leadership! This app has enabled me to learn so many different new words that I’ve added to my vocabulary! MERRIAM-WEBSTER-WEBSTER IS AWESOME The Teacher I absolutely love Merriam-Webster, when I hear the name I automatically think excellence in learning and leadership! This app has enabled me to learn so many different new words that I’ve added to my vocabulary! MERRIAM-WEBSTER-WEBSTER IS AWESOME

berncarl
6/25/2025

I live having the world renowned Webster Dictionary at my fingertips at all times. Great Dictionary I live having the world renowned Webster Dictionary at my fingertips at all times.

No1Bunnydollshipper
8/2/2025

My dumb self didn’t know half of those abbreviations I’M LITERALLY A TEEN HOW DO I NOT KNOW THEM- anyway good app it’s a dictionary not sure how one could rate it bad? Good My dumb self didn’t know half of those abbreviations I’M LITERALLY A TEEN HOW DO I NOT KNOW THEM- anyway good app it’s a dictionary not sure how one could rate it bad?

Loni/Grammy/4
7/8/2025

I use this app a lot to check my spelling before l turn in some of my reports My learning book of words I use this app a lot to check my spelling before l turn in some of my reports

Omer Elfadil HASSAN
7/6/2025

The dictionary is widely used by Sudanese students & intellectuals, but it lacks a translation from English to Arabic and vice versa. I hope to see this version online soon. Translation The dictionary is widely used by Sudanese students & intellectuals, but it lacks a translation from English to Arabic and vice versa. I hope to see this version online soon.

App Details

Developer

Merriam-Webster, Inc.

Platform

ios

Rating

4.8

Last Updated

8/5/2025