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Free access to Van Dale Online

2 June 2026

Did you know that university staff have free access to Van Dale Online?

In the online environment, you will find the Dikke Van Dale Dutch dictionary, bilingual dictionaries, a thesaurus and spelling rules. 

Useful for:

  • checking spelling and grammar
  • finding more effective wording
  • looking up translations
  • checking meanings

Whether you are working on lecture slides, articles or research reports, Van Dale Online gives you reliable language support at all times.

Do you support students or teach?

Good to know: students also have free access to Van Dale Online. Let them know they can use it when writing papers or theses to check official spellings, choose more effective wording and look up reliable translations.

How can you use Van Dale Online?

To access the online environment, log in via SURFconext: https://loginsurf.vandale.nl/

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