Here is a list of recommended dictionaries for German – both bilingual and monolingual. By clicking on the following links you can order these Wörterbücher online At the bottom of this page we also list additional sources for German books and dictionaries. We have included only editions with a recent copyright, mostly 1995 or later.

We offer both possibilities. Use the source that is best for you, or visit your local bookstore.

Aktuelles Deutsches Wörterbuch. CD-ROM für Windows
Tandem Publishers
A CD-ROM German-only dictionary (for Windows) with 120,000 entries. From Amazon.de. (Kurzbeschreibung: Das Aktuelle deutsche Wörterbuch enthält die vollständigen amtlichen Rechtschreibregeln und rund 120.000 Stichwörter, die mit variablen Suchfunktionen verknüpft sind.)

Collins Gem German Dictionary, 5th Edition
A small pocket-sized bilingual dictionary with 640 pages and 70,000 references. New German spelling. HarperCollins, 1999. Vinyl cover.

Collins German-English Dictionary
A new bilingual dictionary with 135,000 entries. Harper Collins, 1998. Hardcover. Borders.com.

Großwörterbuch: Deutsch als Fremdsprache (Gebundene Ausgabe)
Langenscheidt Publishers
As described in Part One of this article, an illustrated German-only dictionary for German-learners. Hardcover. From Amazon.de. Kurzbeschreibung: "Ein Lernerwörterbuch, das besonders den Bedürfnissen all derjenigen entgegenkommt, die Deutsch lernen. Alle Stichwörter sind leicht verständlich erklärt und in den Sprachkontext eingebunden. Hunderte von neuen Einträgen mit hochaktuellem Wortschatz aus allen Lebensbereichen wurden aufgenommen, z.B.: interaktiv, Klimaschutz, Outsourcing, Einschaltquote, Infotainment, Lohnnebenkosten, Pflegeversicherung, Währungsunion."

Top German-English Dictionaries
Your Guide's top choices for German-English dictionaries.

Großwörterbuch: Deutsch als Fremdsprache (Taschenbuch)
Langenscheidt Publishers
As described in Part One of this article, an illustrated German-only dictionary for German-learners. Paperback. From Amazon.de. (See description above.)

Klett's Modern German/English Dictionary
Paperback. 1998. Borders.com.

Langenscheidt Großwörterbuch (Hardcover)
As described in Part One of this article, an illustrated German-only dictionary for German-learners. Special order. Hardcover. 1998. Borders.com. (See full description above.)

Langenscheidt Großwörterbuch (Paperback)
As described in Part One of this article, an illustrated German-only dictionary for German-learners. Special order. Paperback. 1998. Borders.com. (See full description above.)

Langenscheidt New College German-English Dictionary
A long-time standard bilingual dictionary. 1420 pages. Hardcover. 1995. Borders.com.

Langenscheidt Picture Dictionary (German-English)
An illustrated bilingual dictionary. Hardcover. 1993. Borders.com.

Langenscheidt Picture Dictionary (German-English)
An illustrated bilingual dictionary. Paperback. 1993. Borders.com.

PONS Basiswörterbuch: Deutsch als Fremdsprache (Taschenbuch)
Klett Verlag
As described in Part One of this article, an illustrated German-only dictionary for German-learners. Paperback. From Amazon.de. From PONS: Vollständige Neuentwicklung 1999, ca. 8.000 Stichwörter & ca. 16.000 Wendungen auf 496 Seiten, Rund 400 Illustrationen, Alle Einträge in der reformierten Schreibweise. Die regionalen Varianten des Deutschen, das Österreichische und das Schweizerdeutsch sind berücksichtigt.

Meyers Kinderlexikon. Mein erstes Lexikon (Gebundene Ausgabe)
A German-only dictionary/lexicon for children. Covers nature, technology, music, family, and other topics. Hardcover. From Amazon.de.

Top German-English Dictionaries
Your Guide's top choices for German-English dictionaries.

Advanced German Dictionaries
An article focusing on two "serious" German-English dictionaries with over 500,000 entries each. From your Guide.

International Book Import Service
Unfortunately, you can't order online from this Tennessee book importer. They do accept fax and phone orders. More information at their Web site.
Email: ibis@IBIService.com

Langenscheidt Großwörterbuch
Info only. You can't order directly from Langenscheidt. They recommend Amazon.de and other booksellers.

PONS Basiswörterbuch (Ernst Klett Verlag)
Information only (also in English). As with Langenscheidt, you need to order from a bookseller.

PONS.de
A special site for all PONS (Klett) publications in German.

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