merriam-webster.com
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About

Find definitions for over 300,000 words from the most authoritative English dictionary. Continuously updated with new words and meanings.

Categoryreference_materials/dictionaries_and_encyclopedias
Top 739
Global Rank
United States 61%
Top Market
+7%
Monthly Trend
55% Bounce
Engagement Signal

Monthly Visits

63,097,162

7.2% vs last month

Bounce Rate

55.4%

Pages / Visit

2.9

Avg. Session

2m 55s

Domain Age

27.3 years

Traffic

#739Global Rank
#289Country Rank (840)
#3Category Rank · Dictionaries_and_Encyclopedias
Traffic Trend
7.2%
Traffic Sources
Organic Search
69.4%
Direct
24.6%
Social
1.7%
Referral
3.4%
Paid
0.2%
Email
0.7%

SEO-dependent: 69.4% from organic search

Geographic Distribution
DomainShareBar
🇺🇸United StatesUS
61.2%
🇬🇧United KingdomGB
5.8%
🇨🇦CanadaCA
4.9%
🇦🇺AustraliaAU
3.2%
🇮🇳IndiaIN
3.0%
Top 3 countries account for 71.8% of traffic — high geographic concentration

SEO & Keywords

Top Keywords
Keyword
in3.8M$0.54$308.2K
thesaurus851.9K$0.43$324.1K
quordle363.5K$0.86$1103.7K
5 letter words196.3K$0.25$393.3K
blossom game52.5K$0.51$317.1K
SERP Rankings

Growth Readout

Traffic grew for 3 consecutive months (+5%, +5%, +7%) — clear upward momentum

Global rank top 739 — established player in the space

Traffic concentrated in United States (61%) — high geographic dependency

5 tracked competitors in this category — competitive landscape is well-defined

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Competitive Landscape

cambridge.org

cambridge.org

🔗 660 keyword overlap

We unlock the potential of millions of people. Our qualifications, assessments, academic publications and original research spread knowledge and spark enquiry.

53.0M/mo+0%Apr 1998

Shares 660 keywords including "dich"

dictionary.com

dictionary.com

🔗 475 keyword overlap

Many of the most impactful words from recent generations came from women. To celebrate International Women's Day, we're sharing just a handful of them.

8.7M/mo-2%May 1995

Shares 475 keywords including "wa"

vocabulary.com

vocabulary.com

🔗 453 keyword overlap

The Vocabulary Bowl leaderboards reflect the total words mastered by all your students. Help them maximize word mastery to propel your school to the #1 spot!

3.7M/mo+0%Sep 1996

Shares 453 keywords including "agenda"

wiktionary.org

wiktionary.org

🔗 394 keyword overlap
27.1M/mo-1%Dec 2002

Shares 394 keywords including "dich"

collinsdictionary.com

collinsdictionary.com

🔗 244 keyword overlap

Pioneers in Language Reference for 200 years. Popular and trusted online dictionary with over 1 million words. Find definitions, meanings, synonyms, pronunciations, translations, origin and examples.

5.1M/mo-7%Jul 2006

Shares 244 keywords including "dich"

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