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Free Italian–English dictionary

A free, open Italian → English dictionary as a SQLite database: 584,882 entries and 767,887 senses, built from Wiktionary (kaikki.org). It's the same dictionary that powers Lector's offline lookups.

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Entries
584,882
Senses
767,887
Format
SQLite
License
CC BY-SA 4.0
What's inside

What you get.

  • 584,882 Italian headwords with 767,887 English senses, in a single SQLite file.
  • Extracted from Wiktionary via kaikki.org — an open, community-built dictionary.
  • The same dictionary Lector uses for instant, offline word lookups while you read.
  • Query it with any SQLite client, or read it from code (Python's sqlite3, better-sqlite3, and friends).
How to use it

From download to first review.

01

Download the database

Grab dictionary-it.db from the GitHub release below (about 160 MB). It's a standard SQLite file.

02

Open or query it

Open it in a SQLite browser, or read it from code. Inspect the tables to see the entry and sense schema.

03

Keep the attribution

It's derived from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), so preserve attribution and share-alike if you redistribute it.

Go further

Turn a word list into fluency.

A deck and a frequency list are a great start. Lector turns them into a full course — read real Italian with tap-to-translate, drill the same frequency-ordered words with cloze, and mine your own cards straight into Anki.
Questions

Good to know.

Is the Italian dictionary free to use?

Yes — it's extracted from Wiktionary and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, so you're free to download, use, and adapt it with attribution and share-alike.

What format is the Italian dictionary in?

A single SQLite database (dictionary-it.db, about 160 MB) with 584,882 entries and 767,887 senses. Open it with any SQLite client, or read it from code.

Where does the Italian dictionary data come from?

It's extracted from Wiktionary via kaikki.org and packaged as a lookup database. Full details are on the GitHub release.

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