English United States Dictionary

English United States (en-US) Dictionary as shipped with Firefox 115 ESR.
What is English United States Dictionary?
The 'English United States Dictionary' is a Firefox add-on that provides the Mozilla-maintained Hunspell US English dictionary. It features 'normal' dictionary size, accented words, common variants, 'hacker' terms and Roman numerals. It also comprises additional 2500 Mozilla-added proper names and 37 Mozilla-specific terms.
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By: Jorg K
Rating: 4.40 (230)
Version: 115.0 (Last updated: 2023-10-01)
Creation date: 2016-01-03
Weekly download count: 808
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: Very low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Size: 223.76K
URLs: Website

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This add-on provides the Mozilla-maintained Hunspell US English dictionary that is shipped with Firefox 115 ESR as an add-on for localized versions of Firefox.

It is based on the SCOWL (and friends) "normal" dictionary size with accented words (like "café"), common variants, "hacker" terms and Roman numerals.

It also has additional 2500 Mozilla-added proper names and 37 Mozilla-specific terms.

This dictionary is different from the "other" US English dictionary provided on the AMO site which is no longer maintained. The "other" dictionary uses the "large" SCOWL size ("size 70") and also contains accented words and common variants. This and the other dictionary are both an excellent choice depending on your needs.

Summarising:

  • This add-on which is the Mozilla-distributed dictionary: "Normal" size, accented words, common variants, additional 2500 proper names, 37 Mozilla-specific terms.
  • The other add-on: "Large" size, accented words, common variants.
Note: This add-on has changed. Before it distributed the "large" SCOWL dictionary, but since the other add-on has now switched to the same, it now distributes the Mozilla dictionary instead.

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Pros
  • Effective English dictionary functionality
  • User-friendly and reliable
Cons
  • Issues with spelling check feature
  • Missing context text options
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    English United States Dictionary does not require any sensitive permissions.

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