WordReference Portuguese

WordReference is the workhorse English-Portuguese dictionary that’s been around since the early 2000s. Lookups return multiple translations grouped by part of speech, common phrases, and idiomatic uses. The forums attached to each word are surprisingly active with native speakers happy to answer nuance questions.

Best as your default quick-lookup dictionary, paired with Linguee for richer example context and Reverso Context for casual everyday usage.

Pros

• Fast and reliable for quick lookups
• Conjugation tables for verbs
• Active forums where natives answer usage questions
• Brazilian and European usage both marked

Cons

• Interface is dated
• Mobile app pushes upgrades aggressively
• Less context per entry than Linguee