Kindle Dictionary
One of the great features of Amazon Kindle is instant dictionary lookup. If while reading you encounter a word that you don’t know (like agio), you can just select it with 5-way controller (or scroll-wheel on first generation Kindle) and short definition will popup at the top or bottom of the page. For a longer explanation you can press the “Enter” key. You can then press “Back” to return to the book you were reading.
By default Kindle comes with only Oxford dictionary of English but you can download more dictionaries and use them for look up too. These can be dictionaries with definitions or translation dictionaries. Only one dictionary can be active at any given time though. So you will need to change you dictionary following these simple steps:
How to change Kindle Dictionary
- From Kindle Home screen press “Menu” and select “Settings”
- In the settings screen press “Menu” button again and select “Change Primary Dictionary”
- In the screen that lists all available dictionaries select the one you wan to use with 5-way controller.
You can always go back to the original dictionary using the same steps. It is not deleted.
Below is the list of different translation dictionaries for Amazon Kindle:
Kindle English-German Translation Dictionary
Kindle English-German Translation Dictionary
English-German dictionary that contains translations for 49,549 words + derived words (like arrived or cornering)
Kindle English-Spanish Dictionary
Kindle English-Spanish Translation Dictionary
English-Spanish dictionary that contains translations for 53,925 words + derived words (like liked or enjoying)
Kindle English-French Dictionary
Kindle English-French Translation Dictionary
English-French dictionary that contains translations for 51,270 words + derived words (like tested or downloading)
Kindle English-Russian Dictionary
Kindle English-Russian Translation Dictionary
English-Russian dictionary that contains translations for 45,964 words + derived words (like selected or commenting)
Kindle English-Italian Dictionary
Kindle English-Italian Translation Dictionary
English-Italian dictionary that contains translations for 47,031 words + derived words (like selected or commenting)
Kindle English-Portuguese Dictionary
Kindle English-Portuguese Translation Dictionary
English-Portuguese dictionary that contains translations for 50,820 words + derived words (like selected or commenting)
Kindle English-Croatian Dictionary
Kindle English-Croatian Translation Dictionary
English-Croatian dictionary that contains translations for 49,412 words + derived words (like selected or commenting)
Kindle German-English Translation Dictionary
Kindle German-English Translation Dictionary
German-English dictionary that contains translations for 336,620 words and derived words
Kindle Spanish-English Dictionary
Kindle Spanish-English Translation Dictionary
Spanish-English dictionary that contains translations for 568,977 words and word forms
Kindle French-English Dictionary
Kindle French-English Translation Dictionary
French-English dictionary that contains translations for 225,078 words and word forms
Kindle Italian-English Dictionary
Kindle Italian-English Translation Dictionary
Italian-English dictionary that contains translations for 260,699 words and word forms
We’re working on publishing more dictionaries. So if you don’t find a dictionary you are looking for – drop us a comment and check back later – it very well may be here.
Any plans on publishing a Polish-English dictionary for kindle?
Hi all, could you please advise how can i get (buy) one of the above dictionaries for my kindle??? so desperately need one. as i only got 2 dictionaries in my settings ( Oxford English and American English) . Thank you!!!
Its just the link for the English-Russian dictionary is not working :(
Does anybody kindly teach me what I should do to enable instant look-up for this dictionary on *Kindle PC*?
I’ve just bought French-English Translation Dictionary. However I cannot find “Menu” on Kindle PC. I tried Tools/Option/Dictionary, however it was just to enable ‘definition preview’ (I guess this means instant look-up function.), and nothing for adding new dictionary. Thank you!
English – Slovene dictionary would be great!
Please advise when the english-russian will be available? that would be awesome!!! THANK YOU!