Linguee
A bilingual dictionary from the Cologne-based team that went on to build DeepL. Instead of raw machine output, Linguee shows how words and phrases are actually translated in real documents, making it a favourite of professional translators across Europe.
Quick facts
Instead of raw machine-translated guesses, it shows how phrases are actually translated in real bilingual documents, which is exactly what professional translators need.
It's a dictionary and reference tool rather than a full translator, so for translating a whole paragraph or document you'll still want DeepL itself.
Why does it score 68?
Incorporated in Cologne, Germany – a full EU member state.
Now operated by DeepL SE as a corporate product rather than an independent company; with no EU/EFTA parent country recorded for the formula to verify, ownership scores 0 here despite being a wholly German operation.
Linguee runs on DeepL's own infrastructure in Germany rather than a third-party cloud.
GDPR-compliant, but the product isn't open source, which keeps the accountability score modest.
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