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Best alternatives to Cambridge Dictionary (2026)

10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Cambridge Dictionary, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.

Cambridge Dictionary today

≈10K users4.6★ from 14 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years2 permissions

Cambridge Dictionary alternatives, compared

  1. 1

    Cambridge Dictionary Lookup

    Looks up the selected text on Cambridge Dictionary

    ≈20K users4.7★ from 63 ratingsUpdated 17 months ago2 permissions
    • About 2.0× more users than Cambridge Dictionary
    • Updated more recently
    • Listed under Education
  2. 2

    All-in-One Cambridge Dictionary

    Instantly access 30+ Cambridge dictionaries on any website. Look up words via popup, right-click menu, hotkeys, or a floating icon.

    ≈20K users4.4★ from 35 ratingsUpdated 9 months ago3 permissions
    • About 2.0× more users than Cambridge Dictionary
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (3 vs 2)
    • Listed under Tools
  3. 3

    Lookup Word in Dictionary

    Looks up the selected text on a world famous online dictionary.

    ≈9K users4.3★ from 85 ratingsUpdated 20 months ago4 permissions
    • A similar number of users to Cambridge Dictionary
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (4 vs 2)
    • Listed under Tools
  4. 4

    Dictionary

    Full-featured dictionary extension

    ≈6K users4.3★ from 31 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years5 permissions
    • About 1.7× fewer users than Cambridge Dictionary
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for more permissions (5 vs 2)
    • Listed under Tools
  5. 5

    Oxford Dictionary Lookup

    Looks up the selected text on Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

    ≈10K users4.8★ from 33 ratingsUpdated 17 months ago2 permissions
    • A similar number of users to Cambridge Dictionary
    • Updated more recently
    • Listed under Education
  6. 6

    Google Dictionary (by Google)

    View definitions easily as you browse the web.

    ≈4M users3.8★ from 13.7K ratingsUpdated 9 months ago1 permissions
    • About 400× more users than Cambridge Dictionary
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 2)
    • Listed under Tools
  7. 7

    Mouse Dictionary

    A super fast dictionary for language learners

    ≈90K users4.7★ from 118 ratingsUpdated 3 weeks ago4 permissions
    • About 9.0× more users than Cambridge Dictionary
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (4 vs 2)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
  8. 8

    LEOs Dictionaries

    Adds LEOs dictionaries to the context menu. Select text in any webpage and open the context menu to look up words quickly.

    ≈3K users4.0★ from 5 ratingsUpdated 15 months ago5 permissions
    • About 3.3× fewer users than Cambridge Dictionary
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (5 vs 2)
    • Listed under Tools
  9. 9

    Tureng Dictionary

    Tureng English-Turkish Online Dictionary

    ≈40K users3.8★ from 357 ratingsUpdated 9 months ago7 permissions
    • About 4.0× more users than Cambridge Dictionary
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (7 vs 2)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
  10. 10

    Lexin dictionary

    Swedish to other languages dictionary. Powered by Lexin and Folkets Lexikon

    ≈2K users4.3★ from 58 ratingsUpdated 8 weeks ago2 permissions
    • About 5.0× fewer users than Cambridge Dictionary
    • Updated more recently
    • Listed under Education

Cambridge Dictionary alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to Cambridge Dictionary?

By users, the most popular alternative is Google Dictionary (by Google) with ≈4M users and a 3.8-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Cambridge Dictionary Lookup.

Which Cambridge Dictionary alternative has the best rating?

Mouse Dictionary has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.7 out of 5 from 118 ratings.

Is there a Cambridge Dictionary alternative that asks for fewer permissions?

Google Dictionary (by Google) asks for 1 permissions, against 2 for Cambridge Dictionary.

How many alternatives to Cambridge Dictionary are there?

We list 10 close alternatives to Cambridge Dictionary on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.

Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.