Reverso
Tool : standalone product, used directly
Contextual translation with real-world examples, spell checker and conjugation.
The best tool for understanding a turn of phrase, less so for translating an entire document.
What it does, concretely
Reverso addresses a specific problem: understanding how a word or expression is actually used in a foreign language, rather than simply finding its dictionary equivalent. The tool displays each translation alongside sentences drawn from official documents, movie subtitles, and real-world publications, making it possible to grasp nuances and register.
In practice, you type a word or expression and Reverso Context returns several possible translations, each illustrated by bilingual examples from real corpora processed by machine learning algorithms. The tool also offers a grammar and spell checker, a conjugation engine covering ten languages, a synonyms dictionary, and a rephrasing tool.
Reverso is aimed at language learners, students, teachers, and professionals who write or proofread texts in a foreign language. The mobile app also lets you listen to full example sentences pronounced by native speakers and perform voice searches.
However, Reverso is not designed to translate long documents in one go: the free version limits text translation to 2,000 characters, and file translation (Word, Excel, PDF) is subject to annual quotas even on paid plans. Users who need to translate large volumes of documents should consider a subscription or a dedicated tool.
What it offers
- ·Contextual translation (Reverso Context): each result is accompanied by real sentences from bilingual corpora to show the exact usage of the word or expression.
- ·Grammar and spell checker: detects and corrects errors in the entered text, with an AI-enhanced checker enabling rephrasing in French and English.
- ·Conjugation engine: covers ten languages including French, Spanish, Italian, Arabic, Japanese, Russian, and Hebrew, with simple, pronominal, and compound forms.
- ·Synonyms dictionary and idiomatic expressions: over 100,000 expressions and idioms explained with usage examples.
- ·Pronunciation by native speakers: listen to the pronunciation of words and full example sentences, with voice search available on mobile.
- ·Personalised vocabulary lists and flashcards: searched or saved words are automatically turned into flashcards with audio and examples; spaced repetition available. (paid for unlimited lists synced across devices)
- ·Document translation (Word, Excel, PDF): up to 2,500 words for free; annual quota of 50,000 words on the Premium plan and 200,000 words on the Pro plan. (paid beyond the free trial)
- ·Browser extension: instant translation of selected text on any web page without switching tabs.
In practice
- Price
- Freemium
- Commercial use
- Commercial use: yes
- Available on
- web, ios, android, chrome, windows, macos
- FR interface
- Yes
Security and data
- Rating
- Security: nothing to flag
- Your data
- Data with the vendor
- Maintenance
- Active
Card verified on 13 September 2026 · added on 1 January 1998