German online dictionary

Sigma Force

Going to Germany tomorow woohoo! Went and left my handy dictionary/phrase book behind. Anyone recommend an online site that has similar? Should be able to get by but theres always a time when you get stuck

Orla_inka

This is my favourite online dictionary.

Very popular is Leo - but I prefer the above.

If you are going to Germany have a peek at Toytown Germany. Similar to this forum.

wazzi

There is a rather well known provider...

Empire o de Sun

i like to use

www.dict.cc

used to use leo but like Orla inka find dict.cc easier to use and better

Cool_CM

I'll use dict.cc and Leo sometimes to get a bit of variation and check differences, but i generally use this one:

http://dict.tu-chemnitz.de/

Empire o de Sun

http://www.duden.de/deutsche_sprache/rechtschreibpruefung/

Duden website for checking grammar. really handy

munchkin_utd

i'd use Leo most, but it really really is to be taken with a pinch of salt.

Its a collaborative effort and sometimes the translations are dodge enough.

nothing will beat using a proper commercial dictionary for finding the exact proper meaning of a word.

(Although I will keep an eye on that dict.cc to see if its the new online dictionary to beat!!)

Lawrence1895

It might be a bit late, but here are two good ones:

Babelfish: http://de.babelfish.yahoo.com

Dictionary.com: http://translate.reference.com

Carry

No Lars, they're not dictionaries but translation tools - always good for a laugh.

I would alway recommend, as above mentioned, dict.cc for vernicular language, and leo.org for rather technical and formal stuff. I use both.

dict does whole phrases too, and they have an excellent message board for strange vocabulary. At dict there are also a lot of English speaking people who help as much as German speaking people. A great combination.

wazzi

Anybody noticed?
Leo have changed their make up. Maybe it can be used a little more like a dictionary now.

livinginkorea

wazzi wrote: »

Anybody noticed?
Leo have changed their make up. Maybe it can be used a little more like a dictionary now.

My students use it a lot but there have been some mistakes here and there. Sometimes it provides too many options for the words. One example I can remember was something like the 'workers council' and there were over three pages of words, many of them just in different fields but essentially the same.

I prefer to use Google Translator a lot. When I get a bill or official notice then it is handy enough to give me the general idea. For specifics it can be hit or miss. I will check out the other ones placed earlier.

coffee_cake

I use leo on the phone, it's great because it shows the past tense participles and all sorts of handy stuff that other ones don't