Installing and Setting up a Kindle Dictionary
Copying the dictionary to your Kindle
- Download the Kindle dictionary file. Here’s a free Spanish-English dictionary.
- Connect your Kindle device to your computer via USB.
- Go to the “documents/dictionaries” folder in your Kindle device (it should appear as a different drive next to your other hard drives).
- Copy and paste the .PRC dictionary file into this folder.
- Eject the Kindle device from the USB connection.
Setting up the new dictionary in your Kindle
Depending on your Kindle device, you should follow these steps:
- Kindle 3: Home -> Menu -> Settings -> Menu -> Change Primary Dictionary
- Kindle 4: Home -> Menu -> Settings -> Dictionaries
- Kindle Touch: Home -> Menu -> Settings -> Dictionaries
- Kindle DXG: Home -> Menu -> Settings -> Menu -> Change Primary Dictionary
- Kindle Paperwhite/Kindle Voyage/$79 Kindle: Home -> Menu -> Settings -> Device Options -> Language and Dictionaries -> Dictionaries
- Kindle Oasis: Home -> Menu -> Settings -> Language and Dictionaries -> Dictionaries