# Context Wiktionary

> Select word, right click: look up definition/translate on Wiktionary Dictionary. A simple WebExtension that provides a context menu entry to look up selected word on the English Wiktionary. Opens results in a new tab next to the current one.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/context-wiktionary](https://chrome-stats.com/d/context-wiktionary)

## Overview

- **ID:** `context-wiktionary`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Firefox user 12186683
- **Category:** search-tools,language-support
- **Daily users:** 650
- **Weekly downloads:** 4
- **Rating:** 4.17 / 5 (12 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2016-03-23
- **Size:** 10 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/context-wiktionary/)

## Description

## Context Wiktionary Chrome Extension

Context Wiktionary is a simple and efficient WebExtension designed to enhance your browsing experience by allowing quick access to word definitions and translations. With just a right-click on any selected word, you can instantly look it up on the English Wiktionary dictionary.

The extension adds a convenient context menu entry that opens the Wiktionary page for your selected word in a new tab right beside your current one, ensuring seamless navigation without interrupting your workflow. It's perfect for language learners, writers, and anyone curious about word meanings and translations.

## Rankings

- #4,281 — Overall
- #180 — Language Support
- #21 — context menu
- #35 — concert
- #36 — definition
- #76 — speech to text

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `contextMenus`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

Users find Context Wiktionary useful and time-saving for quick word lookups. However, multiple reviews highlight issues with how the extension manages tabs: it opens searches in the same tab or to the left of the current tab, creating navigational inconvenience. Users suggest improvements like reusing a single Wiktionary tab or displaying results in a popup window to reduce tab clutter and enhance browsing experience.

### Pros

- The extension works well and performs its intended function effectively.
- It saves time for users looking up words on Wiktionary.
- The add-on is handy and easy to use.
- Users appreciate the simplicity and usefulness of the extension.

### Cons

- The extension opens Wiktionary pages in the same tab, which can be inconvenient as it replaces the current page without an easy way to go back.
- New tabs opened by the extension appear to the left of the current tab, which is counterintuitive compared to Firefox's default behavior of opening new tabs to the right.
- There's no option to reuse an existing Wiktionary tab, leading to multiple tabs open for different searches.
- Users would prefer the results to appear in a popup or bubble window rather than opening new tabs to reduce tab clutter and distraction.

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