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MC Naveen

Posted on Dec 20, 2020

I made an Free API to get random words and Generate pronunciation on the go

#randomwords #api #randomwordsapi

The Story

From long time I want to learn a new word everyday. But I'm not fond of reading or going through the dictionary every single day. I wanted to do something technical.

So I created this API.

Tech Stack

NodeJS with Cheerio, Express
Compromise-pronounce for generating pronunciation

mcnaveen / Random-Words-API

🦄 Get Random Words (with pronunciation) for Free using this API

Random Words API

🦄 Get Random Words (with pronunciation) for Free using this API

🚀 API

Free API - https://random-words-api.vercel.app/word
Dutch Random Words - https://random-words-api.vercel.app/word/dutch
PWA Demo - Check Here

🎛 Route Options

Base URL: https://random-words-api.vercel.app/word

- /noun
- /sentence
- /question
- /adjective
- /idiom
- /verb
- /letter
- /paragraph
- /vocabulary
- /1-word-quotes
- /2-word-quotes
- /3-word-quotes
- /affirmation

🌐 Sample API Response

[
  {
    "word": "Exactor",
    "definition": "One who exacts; extortioner; claimer of rights  ",
    "pronunciation": "Eksaktor"
  }
]

🌐 Sample Dutch Response

[
  {
    "word": "Perfect",
    "definition": "Perfect",
    "pronunciation": "Perfekt"
  }
]

💡 Learn New word

✨ Installation (Development)

# Clone the Repo
git clone https://github.com/mcnaveen/Random-Words-API random-words
# Cd into Directory
cd random-words

# Install Dependencies
yarn install

#

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View on GitHub

It fetches the word from the web and generate pronunciation on the go.

Feel free to use it. PRs are welcome.

Thanks to @mskian for Progressive Web App.
https://wordsonrandom.netlify.app/