# Word Lookup

> Look up selected or highlighted words in English Wiktionary. Supports: - English - French - Spanish - German - Italian more languages coming soon!

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/word\_lookup](https://chrome-stats.com/d/word_lookup)

## Overview

- **ID:** `word_lookup`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** lasu
- **Category:** language-support
- **Version:** 0.2.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-26
- **First published:** 2026-08-20
- **Size:** 29 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/word_lookup/)

## Description

An open source extension which uses wiktionaries RESTv1 API to find the glosses of words in the target language. MIT license.

Github: <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/af30d31716061dc95b575841b0d882b5eabeccb5238c9b51755a9c1c9011dfb4/https%3A//github.com/La5u/work-lookup" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/La5u/work-lookup</a>
Website: not yet available

## Rankings

- #136,288 — Overall
- #102 — lookup

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`

### Host permissions

- `https://en.wiktionary.org/*`
- `https://www.apertium.org/apy/*`

### 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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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/word_lookup)