Most Android apps work online since most smartphones are connected to internet 24/7.
But their times, when you don’t have access to internet like when your data pack had just expired while you are traveling, you want to save your battery or like me, you are using an android tablet which runs only on wifi. So I realized that it’s important to have an offline dictionary for android as well.
But there is one big problem with the offline dictionary. Since they have to work offline, their database is stored locally which will eat up a lot of internal memory.
A typical offline dictionary app on android consume 100-200 MB of internal memory. For premium smartphones who have more than 8 GB internal memory, it won’t be any problem. But for an entry level android especially if you are running short on your internal memory than you will have to compromise with the database size of the dictionary and go for a smaller one.
And after doing some research and try all the available options, I have come up with 3 best free offline dictionaries for android ordered by their size.
Free offline dictionary download
1. English Dictionary – Offline
Size-Â 15 MB
It is the best dictionary that you can have if you have limited internal memory.  Another good thing that I found is that, it also has Word pronunciation option, which is really great if English is not your first language. But you need to make sure that your device support Text-to-speech functionality tough.
It also shows suggestion as you type, which is helpful if you are not sure about the correct spelling of the word. But the only drawback I found is due to its small size it doesn’t support many words but still I found it perfect is you are looking for basic dictionary app in android.
2. Dictionary – WordWeb
Size-100MBÂ (App 28 Mb+Data 64 Mb)
I found this dictionary app better than the former one, because of it’s a large database. This app has large word collection and also support words, phrases, Synonyms and derived forms like nouns and adjective similar to what we find in the other offline dictionary for android. Another good thing that really impressed me was that it has no advertisement.
So if you are an author, English teacher or need something little more than a basic dictionary then go for this app. The only downside to this app is it consumes a lot of memory space which is not suitable for basic smartphones with less internal memory.
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3. Offline dictionaries
Although I am not a big fan of this one, it can useful to anyone looking for multi-language packs in the dictionary. It supports more than 40 multi-lingual dictionaries which include most common one like English to French, English to Arabic and English to Hindi.
The initial size of this app is around 2MB but after you install it, you will be asked to install the language package that you like to install. Here is the screenshot of some of the size of packages. Good news is you can download the packages to your SD cards so you don’t have to worry about the size. Although I haven’t tried it myself, as I don’t have external memory card support on my android.
Try this app if you are looking for English to your regional language dictionary, otherwise, stick to the previous ones.
free offline dictionary for Android
These are some of the best download free offline dictionaries for android. If you face any problem with any of them then let me know.
