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Duden – German spelling dictionary

The comprehensive basic work follows the new Official Spelling Rules
The 24th edition of the Duden - German spelling dictionary contains spelling, word division and rules dated August, 2006, 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. All the new spelling and word division variants are highlit red for the better viewing.

• Over 130 000 keywords;
• 3 000 new words, e.g. „Internettelefonie” „kleinreden”, „Publikumsjoker”, „Sudoku”, „Telenovela”, „USB-Stick” etc.;
• Over 500 000 illustrative examples, meaning explanations and information about word division, pronunciation, grammar, etymology, and style;
• 9 000 audio pronunciations for difficult words (samples are provided by ARD databank).

NEW: Duden provides several acceptable spellings where possible.

Duden dictionary offers you different functions and options:

• Virtual Keyboard allows to enter words in any dictionary language even if your phone doesn't support it.
• Check correct word pronunciation with built-in German Sound Module, provided by ARD databank, containing audio samples pre-recorded by native speakers.
• Study the language in the easiest and most effective way with the Word of the Day feature and quiz yourself with the words you have added to Flash Cards from the dictionary.
• Find the word even if you don’t know its exact spelling using Wildcards ("*", "?", etc.)

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