Words API Phonetics API

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Words Categories Phonetics API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: Words API is a RESTful English-language API that provides definitions, synonyms, antonyms, related words, syllables, pronunciation (IPA), rhymes, frequency, and hierarchical lexical relationships (typeOf, hasTypes, partOf, hasParts, memberOf, similarTo, also, entails, inCategory, inRegion, pertainsTo, etc.) for more than 150,000 English words. Authentication is handled via the RapidAPI marketplace using the X-RapidAPI-Key and X-RapidAPI-Host headers.
  contact:
    name: Words API Support
    email: support@wordsapi.com
    url: https://www.wordsapi.com/
  license:
    name: Words API Terms of Service
    url: https://www.wordsapi.com/
  x-generated-from: documentation
  x-last-validated: '2026-05-30'
servers:
- url: https://wordsapiv1.p.rapidapi.com
  description: Words API production endpoint, served through the RapidAPI gateway.
security:
- RapidApiKey: []
tags:
- name: Phonetics
  description: Words API Pronunciation (IPA), Syllables, and Rhymes.
paths:
  /words/{word}/rhymes:
    get:
      tags:
      - Phonetics
      operationId: getRhymes
      summary: Get Word Rhymes
      description: Returns words that rhyme with the given word, organized by part of speech when pronunciations differ.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Word'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Rhymes returned.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RhymesResponse'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /words/{word}/syllables:
    get:
      tags:
      - Phonetics
      operationId: getSyllables
      summary: Get Word Syllables
      description: Returns the syllable count and the ordered list of syllables for the word.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Word'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Syllables returned.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SyllablesResponse'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /words/{word}/pronunciation:
    get:
      tags:
      - Phonetics
      operationId: getPronunciation
      summary: Get Word Pronunciation
      description: Returns the IPA pronunciation for the word, optionally split by part of speech.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Word'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Pronunciation returned.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PronunciationResponse'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  parameters:
    Word:
      name: word
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The English word to look up.
      schema:
        type: string
      example: apple
  schemas:
    RhymesResponse:
      type: object
      description: Response from GET /words/{word}/rhymes.
      properties:
        word:
          type: string
          example: apple
        rhymes:
          type: object
          description: Rhyme arrays grouped by pronunciation variant.
          additionalProperties:
            type: array
            items:
              type: string
          example:
            all:
            - chapel
            - dapple
            - grapple
    Pronunciation:
      type: object
      description: Pronunciation in IPA. May be a single string or split by part of speech.
      properties:
        all:
          type: string
          description: IPA pronunciation that applies across all parts of speech.
          example: ˈæp.əl
        noun:
          type: string
          description: IPA pronunciation when the word is used as a noun.
        verb:
          type: string
          description: IPA pronunciation when the word is used as a verb.
        adjective:
          type: string
          description: IPA pronunciation when the word is used as an adjective.
        adverb:
          type: string
          description: IPA pronunciation when the word is used as an adverb.
    Error:
      type: object
      description: Error response body returned by Words API when a request fails.
      properties:
        success:
          type: boolean
          description: Always false for error responses.
          example: false
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable description of the error.
          example: word not found
      required:
      - message
    SyllablesResponse:
      type: object
      description: Response from GET /words/{word}/syllables.
      properties:
        word:
          type: string
          example: apple
        numSyllables:
          type: integer
          example: 2
        list:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          example:
          - ap
          - ple
    PronunciationResponse:
      type: object
      description: Response from GET /words/{word}/pronunciation.
      properties:
        word:
          type: string
          example: apple
        pronunciation:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Pronunciation'
  responses:
    NotFound:
      description: Word not found in the Words API dictionary.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  securitySchemes:
    RapidApiKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-RapidAPI-Key
      description: RapidAPI subscription key. The X-RapidAPI-Host header (wordsapiv1.p.rapidapi.com) is also required.