Free French–English dictionary
Free · CC BY-SA 4.0 · no account needed
- Entries
- 384,577
- Senses
- 488,500
- Format
- SQLite
- License
- CC BY-SA 4.0
What you get.
- 384,577 French headwords with 488,500 English senses, in a single SQLite file.
- Extracted from Wiktionary via kaikki.org — an open, community-built dictionary.
- The same dictionary Lector uses for instant, offline word lookups while you read.
- Query it with any SQLite client, or read it from code (Python's sqlite3, better-sqlite3, and friends).
From download to first review.
Download the database
Grab dictionary-fr.db from the GitHub release below (about 99 MB). It's a standard SQLite file.
Open or query it
Open it in a SQLite browser, or read it from code. Inspect the tables to see the entry and sense schema.
Keep the attribution
It's derived from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), so preserve attribution and share-alike if you redistribute it.
Turn a word list into fluency.
Good to know.
Is the French dictionary free to use?
Yes — it's extracted from Wiktionary and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, so you're free to download, use, and adapt it with attribution and share-alike.
What format is the French dictionary in?
A single SQLite database (dictionary-fr.db, about 99 MB) with 384,577 entries and 488,500 senses. Open it with any SQLite client, or read it from code.
Where does the French dictionary data come from?
It's extracted from Wiktionary via kaikki.org and packaged as a lookup database. Full details are on the GitHub release.
Read your way into French.
Open source to self-host for free, or on our cloud in a click.