Language resources
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Dictionaries, grammars, style criteria and language help desks: everything you need to write good Catalan. Every resource is grouped by topic, and every link works so you can go straight to it.
Language help desks
OptimotThe Catalan government's language query search engine. Start here.FundéuRAESpanish-language queries answered by Fundéu and the RAE.Acadèmia Valenciana de la LlenguaThe language authority for the Valencian Country.Sens dubte — Serveis Lingüístics de la UBThe University of Barcelona's language query service, open to everyone.Servei Lingüístic de la UOCCriteria and resources from the Open University of Catalonia.Servei de Llengües i Terminologia de la UPCLanguage and technical terminology from the UPC.Servei Lingüístic de la URVAnswered queries from Rovira i Virgili University.Gabinet Lingüístic de la UPFPompeu Fabra criteria for academic and institutional texts.Servei Lingüístic de la UIBResources from the University of the Balearic Islands.Servei de Política Lingüística de la UVResources and advice from the University of Valencia.
Dictionaries
DIEC2 — Diccionari de la llengua catalanaThe official dictionary of the Institute for Catalan Studies.Diccionari essencial de la llengua catalanaA shorter DIEC with everyday vocabulary.Diccionari de l'EnciclopèdiaDefinitions and encyclopedia entries from Grup Enciclopèdia.Diccionari català-valencià-balearThe Alcover-Moll: the whole language, dialect by dialect.Diccionari descriptiu de la llengua catalanaHow each word is actually used, with real examples.Diccionari de sinònimsIEC synonyms, so you don't keep repeating the same word.Diccionari de sinònims de frases fetesEquivalent idioms and set phrases, from the UAB.Diccionari normatiu valenciàThe official dictionary of the Valencian Language Academy.WordReference en catalàQuick definitions and translations, with a Q&A forum.Diccionari anglès-català de SoftcatalàA free and open English-Catalan dictionary.Locucions català-anglèsCatalan sayings with their English equivalents.Diccionari de divisió sil·làbicaWhere each word breaks into syllables.Diccionari de derivacionsWord families: derivatives and compounds.Diccionari de manlleusWords borrowed from other languages, and where from.Diccionari de topònims i gentilicisPlace names and the words for the people who live there.Diccionari de mots encreuatsFind words by letters and positions.
Grammar and spelling
Gramàtica essencial de la llengua catalanaThe IEC grammar online, browsable by topic.Ortografia catalana de l'IECThe official spelling rules, with examples.Novetats de l'Ortografia i la Gramàtica de l'IECPDF summary of the 2016 changes, diacritics included.Conjugador de verbsEvery tense of any Catalan verb, by Softcatalà.
Style and conventions
Manual d'estil de l'IECHow texts are prepared and edited, according to the IEC.Criteria — IECIEC language criteria for specific cases.CUB — Criteris de la Universitat de BarcelonaThe UB style guide, aimed at academic writing.ésAdirThe Catalan public media language portal.Majúscules i minúsculesGovernment PDF with every capitalisation rule.AbreviacionsAbbreviations, acronyms and symbols: when and how.Els signes de puntuacióUOC criteria for commas, full stops and the rest.Ortotipografia i tipografiaHow the two differ, calmly explained.Com escriure tots els tipus de cometesWhich quotation marks to use, and how to type them.Signes tipogràfics amb el teclatKeyboard shortcuts for dashes, quotes and symbols.
Terminology
CercaCiTIEC scientific and technical terminology search.Terminologia jurídicaCatalan legal vocabulary, with definitions.UPCTERMUPC engineering and architecture terminology.Dubtes més freqüents de la UOCA glossary of the doubts that keep coming back.L'EnciclopèdiaThe Catalan encyclopedia online, for names and concepts.
Checkers and tools
Corrector i traductor de SoftcatalàRun your text through it before sending. Not a substitute for proofreading.Dictats en líniaSelf-correcting dictations by level (B1 to C2): listen, type, and see what you got wrong and why.SelecatEvery Catalan university-entrance exam since 2000, with the marking guides and the listening tracks.
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