How to use the English Random Words API in Python

Generate English Random Words with Pronunciation. This guide calls it from Python with code we've run against the live endpoint.

Online · 1168 msEndpoint tested Oct 24, 2026

1. What you need

Python 3.8+ and the requests library: `pip install requests`.

No API key or sign-up. Endpoint: https://random-words-api.vercel.app/word

Python

import requests

res = requests.get("https://random-words-api.vercel.app/word", timeout=10)
res.raise_for_status()
data = res.json()
print(data)

Trimmed from the live response on Oct 24, 2026.

JSON

{
  "word": "Guignol",
  "definition": "Something intended to horrify people  ",
  "pronunciation": "Kuiknol"
}

Set a timeout and handle non-200 responses: free APIs can rate-limit or go down.
Cache responses where you can, instead of calling the API on every page view.
Read the official documentation ↗ for rate limits and terms of use.

No. The English Random Words API works without an API key, so the Python example runs as-is.

Yes. It sends CORS headers, so front-end JavaScript can call it directly.

JSON. The example response on this page is trimmed from a real response our health check received on Oct 24, 2026.