Duden - German spelling

Description

The comprehensive basic work follows the new Official Spelling Rules.

The 25th edition of the Duden - German spelling dictionary contains spelling, word division and rules dated August, 2009, obligatory for all schools and authorities. The new Duden presents contemporary vocabulary of the German language so fully as never before. Duden recommendations ("Duden-Empfehlungen") are new for this edition and prescribe the right spelling in such disputable cases as "Saxofon" or "Saxophon"? In all the cases, where the new Official Rules permit several variants of spelling, Duden gives a recommendation, which is marked yellow. These recommendations should be looked upon as suggestion and help in word choice for the workers of mass media, enterprises, publishing houses, editorial staffs and all the private persons, who attach importance to common orthography. In case of several permissible variants of spelling Duden marks its recommendations yellow.

Dictionary Details:

• Over 135,000 keywords;
• 5,000 new words, e.g. "Internettelefonie" "kleinreden", "Publikumsjoker", "Sudoku", "Telenovela", "USB-Stick" etc.;
• Over 500,000 examples, meaning explanations and information about word division, pronunciation, grammar, etymology, and style leave no open questions;
• Sound Module provided by ARD databank contains 9,000 German pronunciation samples of difficult words.
• Duden provides several acceptable spellings where possible.

Dictionary FEATURES:

New! Easy copy-and-paste functions allow unknown words or phrases to be copied from an active application like the web browser or email to the clipboard, and automatically translated by switching back to Duden. Translate all clipboard contents – whether one word or several words at a time!

Search and translate Features

• NEW! Three new integrated input methods make dictionary use more convenient than ever. Search by voice using Google Voice recognition service (Available for OS 2.2 and higher), take a picture of the text and translate it with Google Goggles, or enter the word in your own handwriting with Paragon’s PenReader handwriting recognition software.
• Look up unfamiliar words in dictionary directly from the home screen! The dictionary provides translations in a Quick Search Box alongside other search results.
• Find the word even if you don’t know its exact spelling using Wildcard Search.

Learning Features

• German audio pronunciations recorded by native speakers.
• Integrate dictionary with the Flash Cards application and quiz yourself with words you have added from the dictionary.
• Test yourself with a Word of the day widget on your Home screen.
• NEW! Manage Word of the day widget settings: select dictionary direction, font size and update period (manual or automatic).

Interface Features

• NEW! Enhanced customization options allow you to choose background color. Black, white and sepia themes are available (Menu -> Settings).
• NEW! Enlarge or reduce font size for your comfort (Menu -> Settings).
• NEW! Report bugs, request features and send feedback to Google Play or the Paragon development team quickly and conveniently with the new integrated support feature (Menu -> Information).
• No Internet connection required.

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About Duden

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