📖 Dictionary API Documentation

A comprehensive REST API for accessing definitions, synonyms, translations, and AI-powered linguistic insights for over 15 million words across 100+ languages.

📖 Comprehensive Definitions

Access detailed definitions with etymology, usage examples, and contextual meanings for every word.

🌐 100+ Languages

Translate words and phrases across 100+ languages with context-aware translations.

🔊 Audio Pronunciation

Retrieve native audio pronunciations in multiple dialects with phonetic transcriptions.

🤖 AI-Powered Insights

Leverage our AI model for contextual understanding, sentiment analysis, and usage recommendations.

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Base URL All API requests should be made to https://api.dictionary.com/v3

Quick Start

Get up and running with the Dictionary API in under 5 minutes. Follow these steps to make your first API call.

Create an API Key

Install the SDK

Choose your preferred language and install the SDK package.

Make Your First Request

Use the code example below to fetch a word definition.

Using cURL

curl

# Get definition for the word