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Dicionário Michaelis Português
Unlock the full depth of modern Portuguese with over 350,000 definitions and complete offline access. Engineered for professionals, academics, and linguists who demand scientific rigor and orthographic precision.
Key Figures
Downloads
68K+
User Rating
3.9/5
Total Ratings
100
Publisher
A&H Software Ltda.
Category
Reference
Locales
1
Latest Version
4.0.6
Size
299.9 MB
First Released
Jul 16, 2010
Features
The Gold Standard of Brazilian Portuguese
Empower your professional writing and academic research with the most comprehensive, authoritative, and 100% offline dictionary available.
Professional-Grade Accuracy
Fully compliant with the latest VOLP orthographic rules, providing over 350,000 definitions across specialized fields like law, science, and technology.
100% Offline Reliability
No internet connection required. Access your entire linguistic library instantly, whether you are in a courtroom, a library, or on an international flight.
The following screenshots and description are sourced directly from the app's official store listing and are the property of the app developer.
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Screenshots
Screenshot of the Michaelis Portuguese dictionary app showing the detailed definition and syllable division for the word dicionário.
Search screen of Michaelis Portuguese Dictionary showing a list of word suggestions
Michaelis Portuguese Dictionary app interface showing a dictionary entry with a notes pop up window
Portuguese verb conjugation screen for the verb estar in the Michaelis dictionary app
Help menu of the Michaelis Portuguese Dictionary app showing user guides and dictionary organization
Description
During more than 15 years of work, the "Michaelis Moderno Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa" was completely reviewed, updated and expanded by Editora Melhoramentos, and in 2015 it was named "Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa".
In 2020, celebrating 10 years of success in the App Store, the "Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa" app was updated and expanded by A&H Software, including a new user interface, more responsive, fluid, modern and attractive. It's been 10 years of work to get you the most complete and updated dictionary of the Portuguese language spoken in Brazil, now exclusively in digital format.
Made with scientific and lexicographical rigor, the "Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa" contains more than 350,000 definitions and is updated with terms created due to the development of science and technology, and new words used in the many communication medias, including regionalisms, colloquialisms and slang.
The contents of the entire dictionary follows the Portuguese Language Orthographic Vocabulary (VOLP, 5th edition, March 2009), respecting the changes introduced by the Portuguese Language Orthographic Agreement of 1990.
The complete contents of the dictionary are available and no Internet connection is required.
These are the main features of the "Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa":
• complete contents without requiring Internet connection;
• more than 167,000 words and 350,000 definitions;
• more than 47,000 examples and accreditations; more than 27,000 expressions;
• syllable division of the entries;
• references to more than 100 areas of knowledge;
• part of speech and government of verbs;
• etymology of the words, detailing its origin and structure;
• plurals, feminines, irregular augmentatives and diminutives;
• accreditations, idiomatic expressions and slang;
• complete conjugation of all verbs in the dictionary;
• references to synonyms and variants;
• extra texts:
– rules of syllabic division;
– usage of crasis, punctuation and capitalization;
– forms of address, collectives, and verbs;
– new Portuguese orthography;
• definition lookup from other apps;
• recognition of more than 1,250,000 verb conjugations;
• recognition of plurals, feminines, superlatives, augmentatives and diminutives;
• smart query, including orthoepy, typos and phonetic approximation;
• query by beginning, ending, or middle of entry or by definition of the entry;
• option to configure the colors of information displayed;
• notes, bookmarks and query history;
• word of the day, for learning or just for your curiosity;
• option to save/restore query history and bookmarks from/to iCloud;
• dark mode support;
• full support to iPad's splitview and slideover modes;
This page is not an official page of the app or its developer, but an independent editorial publication created for informational and commentary purposes. Unless expressly stated otherwise, neither the app nor its developer is affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, authorized by, or otherwise officially connected with MWM, Apple, Google Play, the app publisher, or the app's developer, and nothing on this page implies that the app was developed using MWM's services. Any trademarks, logos, screenshots, and other content remain the property of their respective owners.