Words API · Schema

WordEntry

Full lexical entry for one English word — every detail-type endpoint reads from this structure.

DictionariesLinguisticsEnglishThesaurusLexical DataPublic APIs

Properties

Name Type Description
word string The headword.
results array One Result per documented sense of the word.
syllables object
pronunciation object
frequency number Legacy frequency score (Zipf scale).
View JSON Schema on GitHub

JSON Schema

words-word-entry-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/words/refs/heads/main/json-schema/words-word-entry-schema.json",
  "title": "WordEntry",
  "description": "Full lexical entry for one English word \u2014 every detail-type endpoint reads from this structure.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "word": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The headword.",
      "example": "apple"
    },
    "results": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "One Result per documented sense of the word.",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Result"
      }
    },
    "syllables": {
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Syllables"
    },
    "pronunciation": {
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Pronunciation"
    },
    "frequency": {
      "type": "number",
      "format": "double",
      "description": "Legacy frequency score (Zipf scale).",
      "example": 4.83
    }
  }
}

Work with this as data

Every JSON Schema here is available over the APIs.io API and to AI agents over MCP.

MCP server

One button, every client — Claude, Cursor, VS Code and the rest.

https://apis.io/mcp

Tools for schemas

4 MCP tools reach this
  • find_json_schemasBrowse and filter every JSON Schema in the catalog.
  • apis_io_searchSTART HERE — APIs, providers and tags for one query, each with its total.
  • resolveTurn a domain, URL or GitHub org into the provider it belongs to.
  • find_cohortsEvery scored population of providers in the catalog.
All 92 tools →

Call it yourself

curl for this page
This JSON Schema
curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/json-schemas/words-word-entry"
All schemas
curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/json-schemas?limit=25"

Discovery needs no key. Ratings and market analysis are Pro.

Get an API key

Free tier, no form to fill in. Signing in shares your email address with us — we store it to create your key and to recognise you if you sign in with another provider. See our Privacy Policy and Terms.

A second provider on the same verified email joins the account you already have.