# hoverlooknary

> Extension that shows IPA pronunciation and definitions when hovering words on a page.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/hoverlooknary](https://chrome-stats.com/d/hoverlooknary)

## Overview

- **ID:** `hoverlooknary`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** kthenrique
- **Category:** search-tools,language-support,social-communication
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 1.1.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-18
- **First published:** 2026-08-04
- **Size:** 1.22 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/hoverlooknary/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/kthenrique/hoverlooknary](https://github.com/kthenrique/hoverlooknary)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/hoverlooknary/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/hoverlooknary/privacy/)

## Description

<ul><li>Detects the hovered word in normal webpage text</li><li>Selecting a word (double-click or drag) looks that exact text up instead of the hovered token, which helps when the hovered token is split across inline elements (e.g. <code>play</code> + <code>ground</code> for <code>playground</code>)</li><li>Detects the page language from the `` attribute</li><li>Queries the matching Wiktionary MediaWiki API for the word's wikitext</li><li>Parses the page's language section for IPA, part of speech, and the first short definitions</li><li>Shows a tooltip with the word and its IPA on the right, and one line per entry: <code>&amp;lt;word class&gt; &amp;lt;first meaning&gt;</code> (IPA is omitted when the page has no pronunciation data)</li><li>When a word is an inflected/derived form (e.g. a conjugated verb), the root lemma (e.g. the infinitive) is fetched from Wiktionary and shown underneath the derived word</li><li>Results are cached in memory for the session; requests are debounced and aborted while the pointer is moving</li></ul>

The parser is config-driven; each language carries its own section headings, POS markers, pronunciation templates, and cleanup rules. Supported out of the box:

[cols="1,1,3", options="header"]
|===
| Code | Wiktionary | Notes

| <code>pt</code>
| pt.wiktionary
|

| <code>en</code>
| en.wiktionary
|

| <code>de</code>
| de.wiktionary
|

| <code>fr</code>
| fr.wiktionary
| Reference behavior

| <code>es</code>
| es.wiktionary
| IPA only when the page provides it

| <code>nl</code>
| nl.wiktionary
|

| <code>it</code>
| it.wiktionary
|
|===

Pages whose `` maps to an unsupported code fall back to English.

## Rankings

- #95,531 — Overall
- #248 — definition

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`

### Host permissions

- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.

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