List of Official Kobo Dictionaries (v3) - Page 4

RobertJSawyer · 10-23-2024, 11:22 AM

I posted this on the Kobo beta-testers Slack group today; I'd have also sent it by email to Kobo but their website no longer offers an email address for support:

Over on MobileRead, people are unhappy about the 2024 update to the English dictionary from Oxford University Press. The older 2019 edition had etymologies (word origins) and a nicer layout. People are speculating that Kobo is being charged a lower licensing fee from Oxford for the new, stripped-down dictionary.

I certainly preferred the 2019 edition myself. Kobo used to have a significant gap over Kindle in English dictionary quality when you were using a stripped-down Merriam-Webster one, but you caught up when you switched to Oxford in 2019 — but this 2024 "update" seems like a step backward.

Any chance of getting a 2024 version with the etymologies? I agree after five years, it was time for a vocabulary update, but I'd rather have the older database with more information.

The 2019 dictionary was 15,682,049 bytes; the 2024 is just 12,975,705 bytes.

(Yes, I know I can salvage the old dictionary from a backup and install it in the custom dictionary folder, but the choice of dictionary is not sticky; it defaults back to the 2024 with each new word lookup. Also, this is hardly an easy solution for most users.)

Thank you.

Colonel Cathcart · 10-24-2024, 03:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RobertJSawyer

I agree after five years, it was time for a vocabulary update, but I'd rather have the older database with more information.

Is there a vocabulary update? did anyone happen to come across new words or meanings introduced in the new version?

DNSB · 10-24-2024, 01:19 PM

When I checked, the items I tested from the words and phrases added from 2020 to 2024 were found in the 2024 dictionary. You can go to their Updates page and then browse the updates.

Colonel Cathcart · 10-25-2024, 04:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DNSB

When I checked, the items I tested from the words and phrases added from 2020 to 2024 were found in the 2024 dictionary. You can go to their Updates page and then browse the updates.

Thank you! That's an actually useful resource.

doki43 · 02-17-2025, 09:41 AM

Is it possible to convert these dictionaries to KOREADER format?

Haplo65 · 05-26-2025, 05:50 PM

Hi All,

FYI, The link to the French dictionnary is no more available.

Thx,
Haplo

DNSB · 05-26-2025, 07:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Haplo65

Hi All,

FYI, The link to the French dictionnary is no more available.

Thx,
Haplo

I just checked the links to the Français, Français - English (Oxford University Press 2019) and Français - Nederlands (Van Dale 2020) dictionaries and all worked for me.

I also checked the English - Français (Oxford University Press 2019) and the Nederlands - Français (Van Dale 2020) dictionaries and they worked as well.

Exactly which French dictionary did you try to download? Did you try a different browser? Installing from your Kobo ereader?

Haplo65 · 05-31-2025, 12:18 PM

Hi DNSB,

Thank you for answering my post.
Strangely and obviously, all links are working fine

That's great

Again, thank you for your help, I really appreciate

Cactus Chef · 07-22-2025, 02:05 PM

Should not this thread (and probably the custom dictionary one, too) be stickied?

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10-23-2024, 11:22 AM	#46
RobertJSawyer Guru Posts: 739 Karma: 4306712 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo Libra 2, Clara 2E, and Clara HD; Kindle PaperWhite	I posted this on the Kobo beta-testers Slack group today; I'd have also sent it by email to Kobo but their website no longer offers an email address for support: Over on MobileRead, people are unhappy about the 2024 update to the English dictionary from Oxford University Press. The older 2019 edition had etymologies (word origins) and a nicer layout. People are speculating that Kobo is being charged a lower licensing fee from Oxford for the new, stripped-down dictionary. I certainly preferred the 2019 edition myself. Kobo used to have a significant gap over Kindle in English dictionary quality when you were using a stripped-down Merriam-Webster one, but you caught up when you switched to Oxford in 2019 — but this 2024 "update" seems like a step backward. Any chance of getting a 2024 version with the etymologies? I agree after five years, it was time for a vocabulary update, but I'd rather have the older database with more information. The 2019 dictionary was 15,682,049 bytes; the 2024 is just 12,975,705 bytes. (Yes, I know I can salvage the old dictionary from a backup and install it in the custom dictionary folder, but the choice of dictionary is not sticky; it defaults back to the 2024 with each new word lookup. Also, this is hardly an easy solution for most users.) Thank you.

10-24-2024, 01:19 PM	#48
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 48,345 Karma: 174315444 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	When I checked, the items I tested from the words and phrases added from 2020 to 2024 were found in the 2024 dictionary. You can go to their Updates page and then browse the updates.

02-17-2025, 09:41 AM	#50
doki43 Enthusiast Posts: 40 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2019 Device: none	Is it possible to convert these dictionaries to KOREADER format?

05-26-2025, 05:50 PM	#51
Haplo65 Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2019 Device: Kobo HD GLO / Clara 2E	Hi All, FYI, The link to the French dictionnary is no more available. Thx, Haplo

05-31-2025, 12:18 PM	#53
Haplo65 Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2019 Device: Kobo HD GLO / Clara 2E	Hi DNSB, Thank you for answering my post. Strangely and obviously, all links are working fine That's great Again, thank you for your help, I really appreciate

07-22-2025, 02:05 PM	#54
Cactus Chef Guru Posts: 683 Karma: 8196132 Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: East Coast, United States Device: Kobo Sage, Kobo Clara HD, Galaxy Tab S5e, Kindle 4th Gen	Should not this thread (and probably the custom dictionary one, too) be stickied?