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Words API

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Find words by meaning, sound and spelling — similar-meaning words (thesaurus), rhymes, autocomplete suggestions and wildcard spelling matches. Backed by Datamuse. Ideal for writing assistants, autocomplete, crosswords, word games, poetry tools and NLP preprocessing.

api.oanor.com/words-api
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/api/words-api/openapi.json
/api/words-api/llms.txt

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Uptime
100.00%
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Avg latency
418 ms
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Subscribers
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Total calls
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Pricing

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Free

Free

  • 12,000 calls / month
  • 2 requests / second
  • Hard cap (429 above quota, no overage)
  • 12,000 calls/month at 2 req/s
  • Meaning, rhymes and autocomplete endpoints
  • No credit card
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Basic

€8.00 /month

  • 120,000 calls / month
  • 8 requests / second
  • Hard cap (429 above quota, no overage)
  • 120,000 calls/month at 8 req/s
  • All endpoints: meaning, sound, spelling, wildcard
  • Commercial use allowed
  • Email support
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Pro

€22.00 /month

  • 600,000 calls / month
  • 25 requests / second
  • Hard cap (429 above quota, no overage)
  • 600,000 calls/month at 25 req/s
  • Wildcard and multi-constraint queries
  • Higher concurrency for autocomplete
  • Priority email support
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Mega

€64.00 /month

  • 2,500,000 calls / month
  • 80 requests / second
  • Hard cap (429 above quota, no overage)
  • 2,500,000 calls/month at 80 req/s
  • Burst-friendly autocomplete throughput
  • 99.9% uptime SLA
  • Priority support
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about pricing, quotas, and integration.

How do I get an API key for Words API?
Sign up for free at oanor.com, generate an API key from the developer dashboard, and call Words API with the x-oanor-key header. No credit card needed for the free tier.
What's the rate limit for Words API?
Free tier allows 1 request per second. Paid plans scale up to 50 requests per second on the Mega tier. Hard limits return HTTP 429 above the quota — no surprise overage charges.
How much does Words API cost?
Words API has a free tier with 100 calls / month. Paid plans start at €8.00 / month with higher quotas and faster rate limits.
Can I cancel my subscription anytime?
Yes. Plans are billed monthly and you can cancel anytime from your billing dashboard. No long-term contracts and no cancellation fee.
Is Words API GDPR-compliant?
All requests to Words API go through our EU-based gateway. Your upstream API key never leaves our server and no personal data is shared with the upstream provider beyond the request you send.

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Code snippets

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curl https://api.oanor.com/words-api/SOME_PATH \
  -H "x-oanor-key: oanor_test_..."
const res = await fetch("https://api.oanor.com/words-api/SOME_PATH", {
  headers: { "x-oanor-key": "oanor_test_..." }
});
const data = await res.json();
$ch = curl_init("https://api.oanor.com/words-api/SOME_PATH");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, ["x-oanor-key: oanor_test_..."]);
$response = curl_exec($ch);
import requests
r = requests.get(
    "https://api.oanor.com/words-api/SOME_PATH",
    headers={"x-oanor-key": "oanor_test_..."},
)
print(r.json())

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