TheFreeDictionary

TheFreeDictionary is a versatile Ruby library that fetches information about words from various languages. It retrieves the pronunciation link (audio) and the transcription for a given word from The Free Dictionary website.

Features

Fetches audio pronunciation links
Retrieves phonetic transcription of words
Supports multiple languages including English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish, and Chinese

Installation

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'the-free-dictionary'

And then execute:

$ bundle install

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install the-free-dictionary

Usage

Here's a quick example to get you started:

require 'the_free_dictionary'

dictionary = TheFreeDictionary::English.new
result = dictionary.find('glossary') 
# {
#  :sound => "https://img2.tfd.com/pron/mp3/en/US/st/stdyd3sjsssydsstykgk.mp3",
#  :transcription => "ˈɡlɒsərɪ"
# }

Supported Languages

TheFreeDictionary provides classes for different languages:

TheFreeDictionary::English
TheFreeDictionary::Spanish
TheFreeDictionary::French
TheFreeDictionary::German
TheFreeDictionary::Italian
TheFreeDictionary::Russian
TheFreeDictionary::Chinese

Methods

`find`

It finds information about a word. For example:

dictionary = TheFreeDictionary::English.new
result = dictionary.find('glossary') 
# {
#  :sound => "https://img2.tfd.com/pron/mp3/en/US/st/stdyd3sjsssydsstykgk.mp3",
#  :transcription => "ˈɡlɒsərɪ"
# }

`word_of_day`

It gets word of the day. For example:

dictionary = TheFreeDictionary::English.new
result = dictionary.word_of_day
# {
#  :sound=>"https://img2.tfd.com/pron/mp3/en/US/st/stsdsldodfd3sgshykgk.mp3",
#  :transcription=>"ʌnˈɡeɪnlɪ",
#  :word=>"ungainly",
#  :definition=>"(adjective) Lacking grace or ease of movement or form.",
#  :synonyms=>"clumsy, clunky, gawky, unwieldy",
#  :usage=>"He was a gawky lad with long ungainly legs, but she thought he was the most handsome boy she had ever seen."
# }