Tech riderRev. 11 Oct 2026
Wordnik
- 1Runs onAPI, Web
- 2CostsFree plan · free trial · paid from $10/mo
- 3Audio pronunciationYes
- 4Usage examplesYes
- 5Languages covered1
5 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: wordnik.com, developer.wordnik.com
Overview
Wordnik is ranked #12 of 39 in online dictionaries on Specifiction. It runs on API, Web. There is a free plan. A free trial is offered. Paid plans start at $10/mo.
Wordnik plans and pricing
All plansFree Basic Plan 100 calls/hour · free for nonprofit or research use · free trial for commercial use developer.wordnik.com · 11 Oct 2026
Compared on online dictionaries
- Free plan
- Yeswordnik.com
- Paid from
- $10/mowordnik.com
- Audio pronunciation
- Yeswordnik.com
- Usage examples
- Yeswordnik.com
- Languages covered
- 1wordnik.com
Facts
- Product
- Wordnik describes itself as the world's biggest online English dictionary by number of words and says its mission is to find and share as many English words as possible.wordnik.com · 11 Oct 2026
- Definitions
- The site shows definitions from multiple sources, and the API offers definitions from five dictionaries covering more than 800,000 words.developer.wordnik.com · 11 Oct 2026
- Examples
- Wordnik provides real example sentences and links to their sources for more than 10,000,000 words.developer.wordnik.com · 11 Oct 2026
- Related words
- Wordnik's word relationships include synonyms, hypernyms, hyponyms, words used in the same context, reverse dictionary results, and tags.wordnik.com · 11 Oct 2026
- Other API features
- The API includes audio pronunciations, word-of-the-day and random-word endpoints, spelling suggestions, and word phrases.developer.wordnik.com · 11 Oct 2026
- Community features
- Logged-in users can create word lists, comment on word pages, list pages, and profiles, and mark words as favorites.wordnik.com · 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations and data sources
- Wordnik says it uses WordNet for much of its hypernym and hyponym data, and its word-page images come from Flickr under a Creative Commons license.wordnik.com · 11 Oct 2026
- API use
- Wordnik permits commercial apps using its API, but asks commercial apps beyond proof-of-concept stage to upgrade to a paid plan; an app cannot duplicate the Wordnik API itself.developer.wordnik.com · 11 Oct 2026
- API caching limit
- Basic Plan users cannot cache API data; paid-plan users may temporarily cache display text, but not raw API data, for offline use.developer.wordnik.com · 11 Oct 2026
- Downloadable data
- Wordnik offers a downloadable dataset of nearly 200,000 words and definitions optimized for word games.developer.wordnik.com · 11 Oct 2026
- Security
- Wordnik's privacy policy says it uses administrative, physical, and electronic safeguards, including encryption, firewalls, and SSL during transmission, and says it cannot guarantee protection against all threats.wordnik.com · 11 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- Wordnik's FAQ says it will never sell personal user data or share it with other organizations or use it for marketing purposes.wordnik.com · 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- Wordnik directs API questions to [email protected] and general feedback to [email protected].developer.wordnik.com · 11 Oct 2026
- Company
- Wordnik states that it is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization; its About page lists a postal address in Portland, Oregon.wordnik.com · 11 Oct 2026
Company
- Founded
- 2009wordnik.com · 28 Sept 2026
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Where it ranks on Specifiction
- Best Online Dictionaries in 2026#12 of 39
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Sources
- wordnik.com/about· checked 11 Oct 2026
- developer.wordnik.com· checked 11 Oct 2026
- developer.wordnik.com/faq· checked 11 Oct 2026
- wordnik.com/privacy· checked 11 Oct 2026
- wordnik.com/faq· checked 11 Oct 2026
- wordnik.com· checked 28 Sept 2026
- developer.wordnik.com/pricing· checked 11 Oct 2026