Show HN: I made a faster, mobile-friendly interface for Wiktionary
https://kwiktionary.vercel.app/Wiktionary is probably the most comprehensive dictionary available, but I've often found the official website a bit overwhelming, especially on my phone. When I just want a quick definition, Wiktionary frequently starts with a long Etymology section.
This is my attempt to address that. Kwiktionary prioritizes definitions first, like a traditional dictionary. It's designed with smaller screens in mind and aims for a clean UI.
The frontend is a Next.js app (using Material UI). The definitions are served by an API I wrote using FastAPI, currently running on a e2-micro instance (let's see how long that little server holds up under load!).
A key challenge was the unstructured nature of Wiktionary. The data extraction was handled by the excellent wiktextract[0].
Source code: https://github.com/jake-anto/kwiktionary