Plain English Dictionary
Offline definitions & synonyms
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Now with dark mode. Definitions, synonyms and example sentences for over 140,000 words and phrases, all available offline.
Simple and efficient English dictionary for daily use and English learning.
- Simple interface accessible whenever you want
- Available in offline, compact storage size
- Can listen to all the words and the phrases by speech function
- Can bookmark words and phrases with favorite button
- Over 140,000 words and phrases, 48,000 example sentences, a lot of synonyms
- Phonetic symbols are available in over 34,000 words
- Powered by academic databases: WordNet 3.0 for definitions, and cmudict.0.7a for phonetic symbols
- Font settings can be customized
Many words and phrases are with a wealth of synonyms and example sentences. Suitable for expanding your English vocabulary.
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Choose your phonetic notation.
- Settings → Pronunciation: IPA stress marks, Kenyon & Knott (KK), or the accent-on-vowel style of Japanese dictionaries
- New "Play in silent mode" option, so the speaker button can be heard while the phone is muted
- Changes in Settings now apply to the entry on screen right away
- Fixed an entry sitting too far below the search bar on iOS 26
- Fixed the font size slider flickering, and the Version row in Settings
The developer, Daigo Hamasaki, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Location
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
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Information
- Provider
- Daigo Hamasaki
- Size
- 43.5 MB
- Category
- Reference
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
9+
- 9+
- Infrequent
Profanity or Crude Humour
Contains
Advertising
- Copyright
- © 2026 Daigo Hamasaki