Real Academia Española API Scraper

Description

Unlock the richness of the Spanish language with the Real Academia Española API Scraper! This powerful tool fetches detailed definitions, etymologies, synonyms, and related expressions for any Spanish word directly from the official Real Academia Española (RAE) dictionary. Whether you're a linguist, educator, content creator, or language enthusiast, this scraper provides structured, easy-to-use data to enhance your projects, research, or applications.

Our scraper goes beyond simple definitions—it captures the full depth of each word, including:

• Multiple senses with examples and parts of speech.
• Etymology and alternative forms.
• Synonyms, both per definition and globally, grouped by meaning.
• Related expressions and phrases containing the word.

The data is delivered in a clean JSON format, making it perfect for integration into apps, databases, or research workflows. Let us help you explore the Spanish language like never before!

Why Choose This Scraper?

• Comprehensive Data: Get every detail from the RAE dictionary, including definitions, synonyms, and expressions, all in one place.
• Structured Output: Receive well-organized JSON data, ready for use in your projects.
• Reliable and Accurate: Pulls directly from the official RAE API, ensuring authenticity and precision.
• Customizable Limits: Control the number of definitions you receive with a flexible limit option.

• Perfect for Any Use Case: Ideal for language learning apps, educational tools, content creation, linguistic research, and more.

Input

To use the scraper, provide a list of Spanish words you’d like to fetch definitions for, along with an optional limit on the number of definitions per word. Here’s an example of the input format:

1{
2  "words": ["mar", "agua"],
3  "limit": 20
4}

• words: A list of Spanish words to look up. For example, ["mar", "agua"] will fetch definitions for the words "mar" (sea) and "agua" (water).
• limit (optional): The maximum number of definitions to return per word. Must be between 10 and 100. Default: 100.

Output

The scraper returns a detailed JSON object for each definition of a word. If a word has no results in the RAE dictionary, 5 dummy definitions are provided as a fallback. Below are examples of the output.

Example Output for "mar"

For the word "mar", the scraper might return individual definitions like this:

Definition 1

1{
2  "word": "mar",
3  "sense": "1.",
4  "part_of_speech": "nombre masculino o femenino",
5  "additional_info": [],
6  "definition": "Masa de agua salada que cubre la mayor parte de la superficie terrestre.",
7  "example": null,
8  "synonyms": ["océano", "piélago", "agua", "ponto", "profundo"]
9}

Definition 3 (Related Expression)

1{
2  "word": "alta mar",
3  "sense": "1.",
4  "part_of_speech": "nombre femenino",
5  "additional_info": [],
6  "definition": "Parte del mar que está a bastante distancia de la costa.",
7  "example": null,
8  "synonyms": null
9}

Output Explanation

Each definition includes:

• word: The word or expression being defined (e.g., "mar" or "alta mar").
• sense: The sense number (e.g., "1.").
• part_of_speech: The grammatical category (e.g., "nombre masculino o femenino").
• additional_info: Extra metadata, such as usage notes.
• definition: The meaning of the word or expression.
• example: An example sentence, if available.
• synonyms: Synonyms specific to this definition.

Get Started Today!

Enhance your language projects with the most authoritative Spanish dictionary data available. Whether you’re building a language learning app, conducting linguistic research, or creating educational content, the Real Academia Española API Scraper delivers the insights you need in a format you can use. Contact us to integrate this tool into your workflow and start exploring the depth of the Spanish language today!