meetDeveloper/freeDictionaryAPI
There was no free Dictionary API on the web when I wanted one for my friend, so I created one. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3035
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- days_push: 1010
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
3590 stars · 342 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
A free REST API that returns dictionary data for English words, including definitions, phonetics, audio pronunciations, origins, synonyms, and antonyms. It works by scraping Google Dictionary and serving the results as JSON via api.dictionaryapi.dev.
Use cases
- get word definitions via a free api
- look up phonetic transcriptions and audio pronunciations for words
- build a vocabulary learning app
- find synonyms and antonyms for a word
- add a dictionary feature to a game or chatbot
- fetch word origins and etymology
When to choose
- you need a no-cost, no-key dictionary API for English words
- you want structured JSON with definitions, phonetics, and audio in one request
- you're building educational apps, word games, or language tools
When to avoid
- you need languages other than English
- you require guaranteed uptime or SLA-backed service, since it runs on donation-funded infrastructure
- you need a self-hosted dictionary without relying on scraping Google Dictionary
Facets
service · maturity maintenance
http-server web-scraping search-engine apis education developer-tools self-hosted dictionary-api free-api word-definitions phonetics rest-api english-language natural-language-processing nodejs web-server
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/meetDeveloper/freeDictionaryAPI · fetched 2026-08-28 · 9af016c99d36
- homepage: https://dictionaryapi.dev/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 664fa00abf4f
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| meetDeveloper/freeDictionaryAPI | main | 32 |
For agents
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