aid: merriam-webster
name: Merriam-Webster
description: Dictionary and Thesaurus Data
url: https://dictionaryapi.com/
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-05-28'
modified: '2026-05-28'
x-source: public-apis/public-apis
x-category: Dictionaries
x-tier: 3
x-tier-reason: bulk-registered-from-public-apis
tags:
- Dictionaries
- Public APIs
apis:
- name: Merriam-Webster
  description: Dictionary and Thesaurus Data
  humanURL: https://dictionaryapi.com/
  baseURL: https://dictionaryapi.com/
  tags:
  - Dictionaries
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://dictionaryapi.com/
common:
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/merriam-webster-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/merriam-webster-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://dictionaryapi.com/
- type: PublicAPIsListing
  url: https://github.com/public-apis/public-apis
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com