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Wordnik API

The Wordnik API is a comprehensive language resource offering access to over 800,000 English words. It provides detailed information, including definitions from multiple dictionaries, example sentences, synonyms, antonyms, audio pronunciations, and more. Ideal for developers building educational tools, language learning apps, or content-rich platforms, the API allows seamless integration to enrich applications with extensive linguistic data.

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Aug 19, 2025

Last Checked

10,000 requests/day

Rate Limit

API Endpoints

Get multiple definitions for a word

Full URL

https://api.wordnik.com/v4/v4/word.json/{word}/definitions

Code Examples

curl -X GET 'https://api.wordnik.com/v4/v4/word.json/{word}/definitions' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY'

Parameters

{
  "word": "serendipity",
  "limit": 5
}

Example Response

{
  "text": "The occurrence of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way.",
  "partOfSpeech": "noun"
}

Version

v4

Rate Limit

10000 requests/day
Tags
dictionaryeducationwords
Technical Details
Authentication
API Key
Response Formats
JSON
Availability
global
Status
Published
Rate Limits

10,000 requests/day (free)

Supported Languages
English
Use Cases
word definitions
thesaurus
language apps

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