WordWeb American Audio 3.71

A comprehensive American English dictionary/thesaurus, WordWeb offers 70,000 professionally recorded audio pronunciations alongside a database of 285,000 words, phrases, and derived forms. The interface is user-friendly, allowing for fast searching with detailed definitions, synonyms, derived words, and examples.

The features of WordWeb include:

• 225,000 word sense definitions
• 70,000 usage examples
• 70,000 audio pronunciations
• 90,000 text pronunciations
• Synonyms and similar words
• American, British, and international vocabulary

The intelligent word entry feature aids in suggesting correct spellings as well as listing words that sound the same or are commonly confused. Moreover, the application offers a fast pattern-matching word search functionality useful for crossword puzzles or when trying to recall specific terms.

The search features of WordWeb include:

• Alphabetical listing
• Spelling suggestions
• Sounds-like and often-confused filters
• Fast pattern-matching search options (*, ?, vowel, and consonant)
• Customizable search criteria (case sensitivity, derived forms, etc.)

No internet connection is necessary to access WordWeb (unlike audio in dictionary.com). Additionally, a smaller version without audio is also available on iTunes under the name WordWeb.

(If facing sound issues on an iPad: check the toggle switch on the side, not the volume switch. For phones: ensure that the ringer is on and the volume is turned up.)