About Linguee
Linguee is an online bilingual dictionary and translation search engine now owned by DeepL. Instead of only listing single-word definitions, it lets users look up words and phrases and see how they have been translated in real bilingual texts.
The site blocked automated access when this entry was written, so the description covers its core purpose only. It is a free-to-use hosted website with no self-hosted version.
Key features
- Bilingual dictionary lookup
- Example sentences from translated texts
- Phrase and context search
- Multiple language pairs
Good fit for
- →Translators checking how a phrase is used in context
- →Students looking up unfamiliar vocabulary
- Tags
- dictionary
- translation-search
- deepl
- localization
- language-tools
- bilingual
Linguee: questions and answers
- What is Linguee used for?
- Linguee is a bilingual dictionary and translation search site, now owned by DeepL, that shows how words and phrases appear in real translated texts. It is a good fit for translators checking how a phrase is used in context and students looking up unfamiliar vocabulary.
- Is Linguee free?
- Yes. Linguee is free to use.
- Is Linguee open source?
- No. Linguee is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. In the Localization category, open-source options include LibreTranslate, Weblate and Lingo.dev.
- What are some alternatives to Linguee?
- Linguee competes with Reverso, DeepL and Google Translate.
Open-source alternatives to Linguee
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LibreTranslate
Localization
Free and Open Source Machine Translation API. Self-hosted, offline capable and easy to set
AGPL-3.0vs Google Translate★ 17k
Weblate
Localization
Web based localization tool with tight version control integration.
GPL-3.0vs Crowdin★ 6.1k
Lingo.dev
Localization
Open-source localization engineering tools. Connects to Lingo.dev localization engineering
Apache-2.0vs Lokalise★ 5.4k
Tolgee
Localization
Developer & translator friendly web-based localization platform
OSSvs Crowdin★ 4.1k
Pontoon
Localization
Mozilla's Localization Platform
BSD-3-Clausevs Transifex★ 1.7k
Intlayer
Localization
Per-component Internationalisation solution for JS application. Type-Safe. Translate with
Apache-2.0vs Locize★ 844
SaaS alternatives to Linguee
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Reverso
Localization
Translation, dictionary and grammar tools with usage examples
SaaS
DeepL
Localization
Neural machine translation and AI writing assistant for text and documents
SaaS
Google Translate
Localization
Free machine translation for text, documents, websites and speech
SaaS
Microsoft Translator
Localization
Machine translation service and apps from Microsoft
SaaS
Papago
Localization
Neural machine translation service from Naver
SaaS
iTranslate
Localization
Mobile translation and voice translator app
SaaS
