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American Heritage Dictionary
What it is
American Heritage Dictionary presents the Fifth Edition of The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, with online lookup and apps for Android and iOS. Entries include audio pronunciations, examples, usage notes, word histories, language-variation notes, and synonym paragraphs. Thousands of entries trace word origins, and online appendices cover Indo-European and Semitic roots. Its Usage Panel includes nearly 200 scholars, writers, journalists, diplomats, and others, with annual surveys addressing particular usages and grammatical constructions. The website lets readers search entries and suggests adding quotation marks around compound words that do not appear in search suggestions. The Android app listing describes autocomplete, compound-word lookup, fuzzy and wildcard search, camera and voice search, and offline lookup. It also lists favorites, recent searches, a word-of-the-day section, a home-screen widget, Tap to Translate in other apps, and sharing definitions through installed apps. Online word lookup is free. The Android app is $49.99, paid once, with in-app purchases.
For and against
For
- Online lookup is free
- Entries include audio pronunciation and usage notes
- Thousands of entries trace word origins
- Android listing includes offline lookup
- Android listing includes camera and voice search
Against
- Android app costs $49.99, paid once
- Android app includes in-app purchases
- App privacy listing says collected data cannot be deleted
The verdict
The online dictionary combines word lookup with pronunciation, usage, etymology, and examples. The Android app adds offline lookup and several search tools, but carries a listed one-time price and in-app purchases.
Who it suits
It suits readers who want a dictionary with pronunciation, usage guidance, word histories, and examples. Android users seeking offline lookup and additional search methods may find the app’s listed tools relevant.
Plans and prices
Online dictionary
Online word lookup
Read 9 Oct 2026 · ahdictionary.com
American Heritage Dictionary + for Android
Android app · in-app purchases
Read 9 Oct 2026 · play.google.com
On the record
- Android app privacy
- Google Play reports that the app may collect financial information and device or other IDs, encrypts data in transit, and says collected data cannot be deleted.play.google.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Android offline and learning
- The Android app listing says it supports offline lookup, favorites, recent searches, a word-of-the-day section, and a home-screen widget.play.google.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Android search tools
- The Android app listing describes autocomplete, compound-word lookup, fuzzy and wildcard search, camera search, and voice search.play.google.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- App integrations
- The Android app listing says Tap to Translate can translate words in other Android apps and definitions can be shared through installed apps.play.google.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Company
- HarperCollins says it is headquartered in New York and was established in March 1817.harpercollins.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Dictionary edition
- The online dictionary presents the Fifth Edition of The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language.ahdictionary.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Editorial features
- The dictionary includes usage notes, word histories, notes on language variation, synonym paragraphs, and illustrative examples.ahdictionary.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Etymology
- Thousands of entries trace word origins, with online appendices for Indo-European and Semitic roots.ahdictionary.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Pronunciation
- Dictionary entries include audio pronunciation that users can play from a speaker icon.ahdictionary.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- The app listing provides a support email of [email protected].play.google.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Usage guidance
- The Usage Panel includes nearly 200 scholars, writers, journalists, diplomats, and others, and annual surveys assess particular usages and grammatical constructions.ahdictionary.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Word lookup
- The site lets users search for dictionary entries and recommends using quotation marks before compound words that do not appear in search suggestions.ahdictionary.com · read 9 Oct 2026
