Oxford Dictionary API
Words & Wiki · Content
Oxford Languages API (Oxford Dictionary API) provides licensed access to the lexical data of Oxford University Press, the world's most comprehensive English dictionary publisher. With a corpus of over 150 years of scholarly dictionary-making and a living English corpus of over 11 billion words, Oxford's lexicographic data represents the gold standard for English language reference globally the same data that powers Google's dictionary features and many academic and commercial reference products.
Oxford Dictionary API Highlights
Oxford Dictionary API is verified for developer integrations in Nigeria and across African markets, providing documented endpoints, sandbox testing, and developer support.
Nigeria
Ghana
Kenya
AWSOxford Dictionary API is best for:
Applications needing authoritative Oxford English dictionary data with linguistic analysis
- Free tier with 1,000 requests/month
- paid plans for higher volume and commercial use
Oxford Dictionary API Core Features & Capabilities
Required Access Documents for Oxford Dictionary API
- Oxford Languages Developer AccountRequiredRegister at developer.oxforddictionaries.com for App ID and App Key
Different Oxford Dictionary API use cases
- Nigerian school dictionary app:Build an authoritative English dictionary app for Nigerian secondary and university students
- English writing tool:Integrate Oxford definitions and synonyms into a Nigerian professional writing assistant
- Language learning platform:Provide Oxford-quality vocabulary data to a Nigerian English language learning application