Wiktionary

Also known as Wiktionary, the free dictionary

AI overview

Wiktionary is a free online dictionary available in many languages that anyone can edit, containing definitions, pronunciations, etymologies, translations, and other information about words and phrases. It matters because it provides accessible, comprehensive language information that's built and maintained by volunteer contributors from around the world.

AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.

Key facts

Website.name: Wiktionary
Website.logo: WiktionaryEn.svg
Website.logo_alt: Logo of English Wiktionary, featuring letters from different scripts
Website.logo_caption: Logo of English Wiktionary
Website.logo_size: 125px
Website.screenshot: English Wiktionary 2024.png
Website.caption: Main Page of the English Wiktionary on December 4, 2024
Website.collapsible: yes
Website.commercial: No
Website.type: Online dictionary
Website.language: Multilingual ( active)
Website.registration: Optional
Website.owner: Wikimedia Foundation
Website.current_status: Active

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Wikidata facts

Official website: wiktionary.org
Image: English Wiktionary 2024.png

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Alexa rank: 502
Commons category: Wiktionary
inception: 2002-12-12
Commons gallery: Wiktionary
native label: Wiktionary
hashtag: ウィクショナリー
IPA transcription: ˌwɪkʃɪˈneɹi

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Contents

History and development
Logos
Multi-lingual
Critical reception
Wiktionary data in natural language processing
See also
Notes
References
Citations
Sources
External links

Wiktionary ( , ; rhyming with "dictionary") is a multilingual, web-based project to create a free content dictionary of terms (including words, phrases, proverbs, linguistic reconstructions, etc.) in a large number of natural languages and a number of artificial languages. These entries may contain definitions, images for illustration, pronunciations, etymologies, inflections, usage examples, quotations, related terms, and translations of terms into other languages, among other features. It is collaboratively edited by volunteers via a wiki. Its name is a portmanteau of the words wiki and dictionary. It is available in languages and in Simple English. Like its sister project Wikipedia, Wiktionary is run by the Wikimedia Foundation, and is written collaboratively by volunteers, dubbed "Wiktionarians". Its wiki software, MediaWiki, allows almost anyone with access to the website to create and edit entries.

Because Wiktionary is not limited by print space considerations, most of Wiktionary's language editions provide definitions and translations of terms from many languages, and some editions offer additional information typically found in thesauri.