Plain English Dictionary
Daigo Hamasaki Reference iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Plain English Dictionary is a free Reference app for iPhone and iPad by Daigo Hamasaki. Rated 5.0/5 from 1 ratings. Requires iOS 15.0.
- Rating
- 5.0
- 1 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 41 MB
- Age 9+
- Updated
- Sep 19
- 2026 · v2.1.0
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About Plain English Dictionary
Simple and efficient English dictionary for daily use and English learning. - Simple interface accessible whenever you want - Available in offline, compact storage size - Can listen to all the words and the phrases by speech function - Can bookmark words and phrases with favorite button - Over 140,000 words and phrases, 48,000 example sentences, a lot of synonyms - Phonetic symbols are available in over 34,000 words - Powered by academic databases: WordNet 3.0 for definitions, and cmudict.0.7a for phonetic symbols - Font settings can be customized Many words and phrases are with a wealth of synonyms and example sentences. Suitable for expanding your English vocabulary.
What’s new
Version 2.1.0 · Updated September 19, 2026
Choose your phonetic notation. - Settings → Pronunciation: IPA stress marks, Kenyon & Knott (KK), or the accent-on-vowel style of Japanese dictionaries - New "Play in silent mode" option, so the speaker button can be heard while the phone is muted - Changes in Settings now apply to the entry on screen right away - Fixed an entry sitting too far below the search bar on iOS 26 - Fixed the font size slider flickering, and the Version row in Settings
App privacy
The developer, Daigo Hamasaki, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Location: Coarse Location
- Identifiers: Device ID
- Usage Data: Product Interaction, Advertising Data
- Diagnostics: Crash Data, Performance Data, Other Diagnostic Data
Used for: Third-Party Advertising, Analytics, App Functionality
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