# Dictionary and Etymology – IPA Pronunciation & Audio

> Dictionary and Etymology – IPA Pronunciation & Audio is a paid API for AI agents from dictionary-wiktionary.x402tookit.com, paid per call via x402, $0.02/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-11-02).

Returns IPA pronunciation transcriptions by accent (e.g. US, UK) and audio file URLs for a given English word, sourced from Wiktionary.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://dictionary-wiktionary.x402tookit.com/pronounce?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.02/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-11-02
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/dictionary-and-etymology-ipa-pronunciation-audio-8561478a
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_tPTxRUlhWYINHENgUhsdZ

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## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability dictionary-and-etymology-ipa-pronunciation-audio-8561478a
```

Example prompt: How do you pronounce 'schedule' in both American and British English? Can you show me the IPA and link me to an audio file?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you specifically need IPA phonetic transcriptions and/or audio file URLs for English words, differentiated by accent (US/UK). It is sourced from Wiktionary and is ideal for language-learning apps, pronunciation guides, text-to-speech validation, or dictionary features. Prefer this over general NLP APIs that may not provide accent-differentiated IPA or direct audio links.

## Known failure modes

- Word not found in Wiktionary — returns null or empty IPA/audio arrays
- Non-English word submitted — endpoint is English-only, may return no results
- Word has no audio recordings on Wiktionary — audio array may be empty
- Wiktionary data is unavailable or stale — degraded flag set to true
- Misspelled or non-standard word form — may return no results or base-form data

## How this service works

IPA pronunciation by accent and audio file URLs for an English word, from Wiktionary. English words only.

## Output

Returns an object containing: an array of IPA transcriptions each tagged with an accent label (e.g. 'US', 'UK'), an array of audio entries each with a file name, URL, accent, audio format, and a link to the Wikimedia file page, plus metadata including the source Wiktionary URL, license, a timestamp, and optional degraded/disclaimer flags if data is incomplete.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "word"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "word": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "English word, e.g. went, schedule, salary"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {
      "ipa": {
       "type": [
        "array",
        "null"
       ],
       "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
         "ipa": {
          "type": [
           "null",
           "string"
          ]
         },
         "accent": {
          "type": [
           "null",
           "string"
          ]
         }
        }
       }
      },
      "asOf": {
       "type": [
        "null",
        "string"
       ]
      },
      "word": {
       "type": [
        "null",
        "string"
       ]
      },
      "audio": {
       "type": [
        "array",
        "null"
       ],
       "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
         "url": {
          "type": [
           "null",
           "string"
          ]
         },
         "file": {
          "type": [
           "null",
           "string"
          ]
         },
         "accent": {
          "type": [
           "null",
           "string"
          ]
         },
         "format": {
          "type": [
           "null",
           "string"
          ]
         },
         "filePage": {
          "type": [
           "null",
           "string"
          ]
         }
        }
       }
      },
      "source": {
       "type": [
        "null",
        "string"
       ]
      },
      "license": {
       "type": [
        "null",
        "string"
       ]
      },
      "reasons": {
       "type": [
        "array",
        "null"
       ],
       "items": {
        "type": "string"
       }
      },
      "summary": {
       "type": [
        "null",
        "string"
       ]
      },
      "verdict": {
       "ty
… (truncated)
```

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