Best dictionary plugins for WordPress
The most popular dictionary plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. CM Tooltip Glossary leads with 7K+ active installs, ahead of Heroic Glossary (3K+) and Name Directory (2K+). All 45 plugins tagged “dictionary” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 dictionary plugins
- 1.
CM Tooltip GlossaryThe most installed dictionary plugin, with 7K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 157 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 2.Heroic Glossary
3K+ active installs. Rated 3.8 from 10 reviews, updated 10 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.0.
- 3.
Name Directory2K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 81 reviews, updated 5 days ago.
- 4.
Glossary2K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 84 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 5.
Encyclopedia / Glossary / Wiki1K+ active installs. Rated 3.4 from 161 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.
- 6.Library
900+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34.
- 7.
Description List Block400+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 8.
Terms Dictionary100+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.2.15.
- 9.
xili-dictionary100+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
- 10.
Glossary Tooltip100+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 2 weeks ago.
All 45 plugins tagged “dictionary”

CM Tooltip Glossary
Down in the last 7 days:6#2,554by CreativeMindsSolutions26 days ago
Transform jargon into engaging content that boosts SEO, drives engagement, improves conversions, with automatic links and tooltips.
- Installs
- 7K+
- Rating
- 4.3(157)
- Downloads
- 114/day
Heroic Glossary
Down in the last 7 days:7#3,758by HeroThemes10 months ago
The best WordPress glossary builder plugin to create and manage your own glossary of terms.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 3.8(10)
- Downloads
- 30/day

Name Directory
Up in the last 7 days:1#4,247by Jeroen Peters5 days ago
Name directory (glossary) with many options like multiple directories, integrated search, non-latin characters, recaptcha, HTML editor and many more.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.9(81)
- Downloads
- 58/day

Glossary
Down in the last 7 days:2#4,497by Daniele Scasciafratte12 days ago
Boost your SEO & UX with Codeat's Glossary: powerful auto-link engine; customizable tooltips, mobile settings, ChatGPT and much more!
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.7(84)
- Downloads
- 96/day

Encyclopedia / Glossary / Wiki
Down in the last 7 days:21#6,332by Dennis2 years ago
Supercharged tool to build your own awesome Encyclopedia / Lexicon / Glossary / Wiki / Dictionary / Knowledge base / Directory / Vocabulary in no time
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 3.4(161)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Library
Down in the last 7 days:51#6,963by Patrick Daly11 years ago
Create a library of reusable terms (strings) and display their contents anywhere on your site with a shortcode.
- Installs
- 900+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Description List Block
Down in the last 7 days:13#9,809by Daniel Floeter17 days ago
Description list (also known as definition list) block for glossaries, FAQs and specs using semantic dl, dt and dd HTML.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 2.3(3)
- Downloads
- 22/day

Terms Dictionary
Down in the last 7 days:6#14,764by Somonator3 years ago
Create a dictionary to your site in a couple of clicks.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.5(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day

xili-dictionary
Up in the last 7 days:21#15,219by Michel - xiligroup dev1 year ago
xili-dictionary is a multilingual dictionary storable in CPT and terms to create and translate .po files or .mo files and more (import, export...)
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 3.3(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Glossary Tooltip
Up in the last 7 days:514#15,616by Jumedeen khan18 days ago
The best glossary tooltip plugin to automatically highlight glossary terms and display tooltips with definitions. Boost SEO & UI with automatic links.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Personal Dictionary
Down in the last 7 days:185#19,018by Ays Pro6 months ago
Allow your students to create personal dictionary, study the words with the help of memory games. Make learning fun with vocabulary games.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 4.8(8)
- Downloads
- 12/day
Glosseta A-Z Glossary
#24,886by Chandru Pandi4 months ago
Create an SEO-friendly glossary with A-Z filtering, category filtering, custom glossary cards, style settings, and an Elementor widget.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Glossary Pages
Down in the last 7 days:560#25,069by Organilog1 year ago
A customizable, multilingual-ready glossary plugin with A-Z navigation, category filters, and search. Lightweight, flexible, and SEO-friendly.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Lexicographer
Down in the last 7 days:8#28,161by texttheater6 years ago
Lexicographer creates an alphabetical index of your blog, using keywords you choose. The index can be included in any page, post or text widget.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
iThoughts Tooltip Glossary
Down in the last 7 days:404#31,847by Gerkin8 years ago
Create beautiful tooltips for descriptions or glossary terms, easily
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 4.5(13)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Free Dictionary
Down in the last 7 days:139#32,264by gunebakan9 years ago
Free Dictionary Widget for WordPress provides an English Dictionary that gives you English definitions, synonyms, pronunciation, spelling and more.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Dexonline Searchbox
Down in the last 7 days:427#34,375by Alex11 years ago
Dexonline Searchbox is a WordPress plugin that adds a searchbox on the sidebar to easily look up Romanian words definitions on dexonline.ro.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Click to Translate
#34,533by Woodpecker Learning1 year ago
Click to Translate is a bilingual dictionary lookup tool for every WordPress site. Definitions from Wiktionary and Wikipedia.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Wordnik Word of the Day Widget
#38,292by Ben Lobaugh (blobaugh)13 years ago
Simple widget for displaying the current Word of the Day from the Wordnik API
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Moein Dictionary(free)
#39,066by Javad Ehteshami3 years ago
Moein Persian dictionary for WordPress (free version)
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

CC Lexicon Lite
Up in the last 7 days:5,348#41,939by caterhamcomputing11 years ago
Provides an easy way to maintain and organise dictionary or glossary-style entries, or any type of term-based list. Display is via a simple shortcode.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 3.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
TFD Word of the Day
#43,659by dpchiesa12 years ago
This is a Wordpress Widget that displays an English Word-of-the-Day. It
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Langtolang Dictionary
Up in the last 7 days:1,003#44,589by gunebakan9 years ago
Langtolang Dictionary provides a multilingual dictionary service from the sidebar.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
MDBG Chinese-English dictionary
Up in the last 7 days:1,000#44,680by mdbg16 years ago
Links Chinese characters to the MDBG Chinese dictionary, allows conversion of pinyin tone numbers to tone marks and pinyin to pronunciation examples.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Diccionario de la Biblia
Up in the last 7 days:1,218#45,263by BibliaTodo2 months ago
Este plugins hace que la búsqueda de cualquier palabra en varios Diccionario de la Biblia por Bibliatodo.com
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Translate English Words by Vocabla
#45,349by Vocabla13 years ago
It lets your international visitors translate English words using double click.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Simple Glossary
Down in the last 7 days:7,220#45,511by gnarlyinc14 years ago
Create your own glossary in wordpress!
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 1.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Double Click Dictionary Look-up
Down in the last 7 days:136#45,794by ivantse15 years ago
Subscribers can easily look up a word's definition by double clicking on a word and clicking the qtip that appears.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
mowsterGlossary
Down in the last 7 days:7,910#47,120by mowster13 years ago
Allows to manage and display a glossary in WordPress.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Template Dictionary
Down in the last 7 days:5,398#48,367by radovank6 years ago
A plugin for developers which provides template variables dictionary editable in backend.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Smart Word Explainer
#52,864by Huzaifa Al Mesbah10 months ago
Enhance your content by providing instant word definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, and antonyms when users select words.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Easy Glossary
Up in the last 7 days:9,565#53,492by GrayStud.io8 months ago
A lightweight, flexible glossary plugin that auto-links terms, shows tooltips, and provides an index shortcode.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Word Look
Up in the last 7 days:14,581#53,999by codedbyabir1 year ago
A lightweight WordPress plugin that lets users double-click on any word in your site's content to get its meaning using an external dictionary API.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Intelligent Glossary Engine
Up in the last 7 days:1,107#59,382by Mazlan Halim4 months ago
Create a searchable WordPress glossary with A-Z filtering, expandable definitions, and structured term management.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

HoverLex Glossary Tooltip
#61,088by Silpa T A3 months ago
Create glossary terms with hover tooltips. Add glossary terms as custom post type and display definitions on hover.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Wordnest
Down in the last 7 days:2,915#63,204by simonxuan4 months ago
A lightweight WordPress glossary tooltip plugin with zero frontend dependencies, native Chinese support, and English term matching.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

WordSnap
Up in the last 7 days:3,059#63,862by NoorWork1 year ago
A lightweight plugin that displays word definitions and plays voice pronunciations when users double-click any word on your WordPress site.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

3task Glossary
#70,234by 3task13 days ago
Glossary on normal WordPress pages: A-Z index, categories, table of contents, search and auto-linking within the glossary. No custom tables.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Kung Woo Easy Encyclopedia
#71,305by kungwoopanda4 months ago
A lightweight, fast, and easy-to-use plugin to create an alphabetical encyclopedia, dictionary, or glossary on your WordPress site.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Spindle Dynamic Glossary
Down in the last 7 days:3,797#73,008by ASA Solutions Limited6 days ago
Build a searchable glossary and automatically link terms in your content, with accessible tooltips and pop-ups.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Smart Dictionary Lookup
Down in the last 7 days:16,975#73,138by Sabbir Noyon1 year ago
Smart, instant word definitions with a beautiful popup when users double-click text. Fully customizable, lightweight, and WordPress-friendly.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day