# German Dictionary

> German Dictionary (new Orthography) for spellchecking in Firefox

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/dictionary-german](https://chrome-stats.com/d/dictionary-german)

## Overview

- **ID:** `dictionary-german`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** KaiRo
- **Category:** general
- **Daily users:** 247,365
- **Weekly downloads:** 1,048
- **Rating:** 4.31 / 5 (107 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.1
- **Last updated:** 2022-11-23
- **First published:** 2006-07-30
- **Size:** 1.20 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/dictionary-german/)

## Description

The German Dictionary Chrome extension integrates seamlessly with Firefox to provide reliable spellchecking based on the new Orthography rules. It ensures that your German texts are error-free, enhancing your writing accuracy and fluency. Ideal for learners, professionals, and native speakers, this dictionary supports efficient editing and proofreading within your browser environment.

## Rankings

- #64 — Overall
- #85 — function
- #86 — dictionary
- #88 — term
- #188 — news

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- This permission has no access or impact on the user's system or data, thus carrying no risk.
- This extension was updated more than 6 months ago. Older versions are more likely to be stable and safe.

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## Review summary

Users repeatedly report very poor and often nonsensical suggestion/correction quality, especially for German compound words and small-typo cases. At the same time, duplicate reviews praise the extension’s functionality and UI and express acquisition interest, and some users consider it a useful browser add-on. Overall, major concerns center on accuracy and German-language handling.

### Pros

- Perceived good functionality and user interface (expressed in two near-identical reviews showing strong interest)
- Adds value as a browser extension — some users view it as a useful tool

### Cons

- Inaccurate and nonsensical word suggestions/corrections (frequent garbage or irrelevant proposals)
- Poor handling of German compound words — algorithm often fails on composed terms
- Unpredictable replacements from small typos (single-letter mistakes can produce unrelated words)
- Overall unreliable German implementation and quality of suggestions

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/dictionary-german)