A free Yiddish word API
No auth, no rate limits, no meshugoss. Just words.
CORS enabled
No auth required
Free forever
JSON
Word of the moment
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Endpoints
GET
https://yiddish.fyi/api/random
Returns a random Yiddish word and its definition.
{
"word": "kvetch",
"definition": "to complain persistently"
}
GET
https://yiddish.fyi/api/word?q=mensch
Look up a specific word. Case-insensitive.
{
"word": "mensch",
"definition": "a person of integrity and honor"
}
GET
https://yiddish.fyi/api/list
Returns every word in the dataset.
{
"count": 49,
"words": { … }
}
Features
CORS enabled
Works directly from browser JavaScript, no proxy needed.
No authentication
Just hit the endpoint — no API keys, no sign-up.
Cloudflare Workers
Globally distributed, fast response times everywhere.
Use cases — nu, what are you waiting for?
- Word-of-the-day widgets (impress your bubbe)
- Learning apps for those who want to stop being such a schlemiel
- Just for fun — and isn't that enough already?
Got a word we're missing? We'd kvell if you submitted a PR on GitHub →