Dictionary English <-> German STANDARD by PONS

The PONS Dictionary English STANDARD contains 175,000 keywords, phases and translations. Are you learning English or German and therefore often have to read, write or translate English or German texts? Do you often look up English or German terms? Then the PONS STANDARD dictionary is the perfect tool for you. Who can benefit in particular from this app? For all language learners who frequently have to look up English or German terms at language school or adult education centres.

About the contents:

• Current and comprehensive vocabulary containing around 75,000 keywords and phrases and more than 100,000 translations
• Bi-directional: German => English and English => German
• With context examples, information on language use and lots of other important information on grammar
• Includes regional differences in the language as spoken in Austria and Switzerland
• With info boxes for culture, country and people
• With IPA phonetics

What can the app do?

• Jump from one language direction to the other with just one click: from 'English => German' to 'German => English' and vice versa. Access linked entries, equally with just one click
• Don't worry if you're not sure how to spell a word - the similar words or wild card search function will find what you are looking for
• Individual settings. Use the range of options like defining the text size
• Use the history function to call up your last word searches again - at a click
• Interface is available in English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Finish, Portuguese and Spanish languages

Is the size of the dictionary right for me?

• BASIC 50,000 keywords and phrases
  Ideal for everyday and leisure use (the most important vocabulary)
• SCHOOL
  130,000 keywords and phrases
  Ideal for students from Year 5 up to graduation
• STANDARD
  75,000 keywords and phrases
  Ideal for adults who want to learn the language or for use at language schools/adult education centres
• ADVANCED
  315,000 keywords and phrases
  Ideal for everyday, leisure and business use (large vocabulary)
• COMPACT
  130,000 keywords and phrases
  Ideal for everyday, leisure and business use (medium-sized vocabulary)
• BUSINESS
  345,000 keywords and phrases
  Ideal for everyday and business use (large vocabulary featuring a wide range of business terms)
• PREMIUM
  390,000 keywords and phrases
  Ideal for professional users, such as teachers, students, translators, engineers, lawyers, computer scientists, medical experts, etc. (the most comprehensive vocabulary collection that PONS has to offer)


About PONS:

PONS has been developing green materials for learning languages and dictionaries for life for more than 30 years: for school, business, travel and hobby use. More than 500 dictionaries and courses in languages as diverse as Chinese and Hungarian help you to learn and check words – regardless of any prior knowledge you may or may not have. Since everybody’s approach to learning differs, PONS offers a comprehensive range encompassing everything from classic dictionaries and grammar aids to audio and software language courses, right up to apps and free online services, such as the www.pons.eu language portal featuring dictionaries in 12 languages and German spelling rules in their entirety. For more information, visit www.pons.de.
PONS GmbH is a member of the Klett Group of companies. With 60 companies in 42 locations in 18 countries, Klett Group constitutes Germany's largest educational company.

The MSDict Dictionary Format

The PONS Standard Dictionary English is here presented in MSDict electronic format. MSDict offers best experience in mobile reference and is available for any handheld platform.

• Quick dynamic search of words while you type
• Hyperlinks between different related words
• Handy custom filters added to help you locate the word you are searching for:
  • Fuzzy filter- used when you are not sure of the correct spelling of a word
  • Keyword- used to locate the instances of a key word within other compound words
  • Wild card - "?" and "*" replace a letter and group of letters in words
• Dynamic changing of font sizes
• History lists of visited words
• Support of multiple dictionaries installed at a time
• Fullscreen support
• Page scrolling mode added
• Ability to select and change the language for MSDict menus and messages. The supported languages are- English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Finish, Russian and Portuguese.
• Copy single words, selected paragraphs or whole word definitions in external programs on your phone
• Two different work modes- View and Selection for your convenience when browsing word definition