This monolingual, advanced learner’s dictionary contains more than 66,000 headwords and uses definitions specifically compiled with the needs of the non-native in mind. Definitions are complemented by over 63,000 examples of usage ensuring headwords are seen in context within a sentence, as well as a wealth of synonyms, antonyms, collocations, composite nouns, illustrations and grammatical, phonological and etymological information.

The latest edition with headwords in blue contains hundreds of new entries and comprehensive information on the new orthographic rules and also includes many specialist and regional terms, useful for learner and native speaker alike. The appendices provide information on the Federal states, towns, regions, population figures, numbers and irregular verbs. Special attention is also paid to idiomatic and spoken German, so that this dictionary is the ideal tool for use at school, college or in the workplace.

The CD-Rom edition of the dictionary combines the printed content with the advantages of the electronic medium, offering keyword and full-text search functions, with many definitions having links to further explanations and examples of usage not included in the paper edition. In addition, the CD-Rom has 200 illustrations and, where applicable, explanations of abbreviations used in the definitions appear on screen.