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Define word

Explain a Wiktionary word in English with meanings, examples, IPA pronunciations, origin, forms and, for English words, translations into up to 30 languages. Details depend on what Wiktionary records.

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Word to define, for example "schadenfreude".

Language of the word, for example "German". Defaults to English.

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Example results

Word
Haus
Language
German
Etymology
From Middle High German hūs, from Old High German hūs, from Proto-West Germanic *hūs, from Proto-Germanic *hūsą. Cognate with Old Frisian hūs, Low German Hus, Huus, Dutch huis, Icelandic hús, Faroese hús, Danish hus, Norwegian hus, Swedish hus, English house. Doublet of House.
Entries
Entries
DefinitionsPart of SpeechInflected Forms
Noun
Haus n ( strong, genitive Hauses, plural Häuser, diminutive Häuschen n or Häuslein n or Häuselein n or Häusle n or Häusel n or Häus'l n or Häusl n or Häusli n or Häuslin n or ( rare ) Häuselin n or Häuserl n or Hauserl n or ( also Ruhrdeutsch ) Häusken n or ( also Berlinisch ) Häuseken n or ( esp. 18th ct. ) Häusgen n or Häusche n )
Proper noun
Haus n ( proper noun, genitive Haus' or ( with an article ) Haus )
Translations
None
Pronunciations
Pronunciations
IpaAccent
[haʊ̯s]
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Wiktionary’s Define word method explains a supplied word in English, with examples, pronunciations, origins, and forms; language is optional.

For English words, Define word can return translations into up to 30 languages, depending on what Wiktionary records.

Built by Fous from wiktionary.org and en.wiktionary.org and checked automatically; it last passed a check on Sep 29, 2026. Fous is not affiliated with Wiktionary.

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Define word

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Explain a Wiktionary word in English with meanings, examples, IPA pronunciations, origin, forms and, for English words, translations into up to 30 languages. Details depend on what Wiktionary records.

Uses en.wiktionary.org.

What you provide

FieldTypeRequiredDescription
WordwordTextRequiredWord to define, for example "schadenfreude".Example: Haus
LanguagelanguageTextOptionalLanguage of the word, for example "German". Defaults to English.Example: German

What you get

FieldTypeDescription
WordwordTextExample: Haus
EntriesentriesList
Definitionsentries[].definitionsList
Part of Speechentries[].part_of_speechTextExample: Noun
Inflected Formsentries[].inflected_formsList
LanguagelanguageTextExample: German
Page URLpage_urlTextExample: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Haus
EtymologyetymologyTextExample: From Middle High German hūs, from Old High German hūs, from Proto-West…
TranslationstranslationsList
Wordstranslations[].wordsList
Languagetranslations[].languageTextExample: French
PronunciationspronunciationsList
Ipapronunciations[].ipaTextExample: [haʊ̯s]
Accentpronunciations[].accentTextExample: Standard

Example result

For Word: Haus, Language: German

JSON
{
  "word": "Haus",
  "entries": [
    {
      "definitions": [
        {
          "definition": "house, building",
          "example_sentences": [
            "In dem Haus haben wir mal gewohnt. — We used to live in that house.",
            "Mein Großvater starb in dem Haus, wo ich geboren wurde. — My grandfather died in the house where I was born."
          ]
        },
        {
          "definition": "home ( in various phrases )",
          "example_sentences": [
            "Dann gingen wir nach Hause — Then we went home."
          ]
        },
        {
          "definition": "theatre",
          "example_sentences": []
        }
      ],
      "part_of_speech": "Noun",
      "inflected_forms": [
        "Haus n ( strong, genitive Hauses, plural Häuser, diminutive Häuschen n or Häuslein n or Häuselein n or Häusle n or Häusel n or Häus'l n or Häusl n or Häusli n or Häuslin n or ( rare ) Häuselin n or Hä…"
      ]
    },
    {
      "definitions": [
        {
          "definition": "a municipality of Styria, Austria",
          "example_sentences": []
        }
      ],
      "part_of_speech": "Proper noun",
      "inflected_forms": [
        "Haus n ( proper noun, genitive Haus' or ( with an article ) Haus )"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "language": "German",
  "page_url": "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Haus",
  "etymology": "From Middle High German hūs, from Old High German hūs, from Proto-West Germanic *hūs, from Proto-Germanic *hūsą. Cognate with Old Frisian hūs, Low German Hus, Huus, Dutch huis, Icelandic hús, Faroese …",
  "translations": [],
  "pronunciations": [
    {
      "ipa": "[haʊ̯s]",
      "accent": null
    }
  ]
}

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: "${FOUS_API_KEY:?Set FOUS_API_KEY before running this example}"

curl 'https://api.fous.com/v1/query' \
  --fail-with-body --silent --show-error --max-time 120 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
  "api": "@wiktionary",
  "visibility": "public",
  "operation": "define_word",
  "version": 1,
  "input": {
    "word": "Haus",
    "language": "German"
  },
  "response": {
    "format": "json"
  }
}'

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What does a word mean?

Define word returns meanings and examples for a supplied word and optional language.

How is a word pronounced?

Define word can return recorded IPA pronunciations and accents.

What translations are available for an English word?

Define word can return translations into up to 30 languages for English words, depending on what Wiktionary records.

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