What is Wordiator?

Is Wordiator a game with gladiators fighting with words? No. But Wordiator can turn numbers into words!

Almost all phones have both digits and letters on the buttons where you dial a number. The button for digit 2 for instance also has the letters ABC.

This can be used to write numbers as words, sometimes called phonewords.

Example: 47336 can be written "green", but also "IQ deo" match just as good. Wordiator matches any number you provide, for example phone numbers or pin codes, with dictionaries in languages of your choice.

The words come from the great and open Wiktionary.org but Wordiator is not endorsed by or affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.

Why Wordiator?

* It’s easier to remember words than numbers

* It’s fun to find out that your friend’s phone number can be written IQ deo :)

Can I use Wordiator for other numbers than phone numbers?

Absolutely! Just make sure you look at a phone's keypad when going back from words to number.

An ATM's keypad for example may have different character-digit mappings than a phone.

Phone keypad:

What can I do on this/Words tab?

A number typically matches multiple word combinations. Choose your favorite combination by using the word dropdowns, or clicking shuffle.

Note that all combinations you can choose match the number you have given.

* Words - the selected words, with drop downs where there are choices

* Descriptions - the flags are links to the description of the word on Wiktionary.org which is the source of all the words

* Number - the number you provided, grouped to match the words above

* FAQ - a link to a question in Wordiator's Frequently Asked Questions section

Example:

How is the space character mapped?

It is not. Space is just used to separate the words, no digit maps to space.

Examples:

"hi dude" maps to 443833

443833 maps to "hi dude" as well as "gifted" (and many more)

How are lower/UPPER case letters mapped?

To the same digit. As an example, both G and g map to 4

How are digits 0 and 1 mapped?

It's a pity, but as you can see there are no letters on the 0 and 1 buttons

We don't know why ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

How are characters like é, ü, å, and ñ mapped?

Like if they were not diacritics.

3 matches for example e, but also each of: éèêẽ

Why doesn't Wordiator use Wikipedia as source for the words?

Well, we tried but got just too many(!) word matches...

It doesn't sound like a problem, but most people probably don't enjoy getting a word match of HHhH or FGFR1OP2 (no offense Mr Laurent Binet or people doing research on the Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor Oncogene Partner 2)

It turned out that Wiktionary.org, which is also run by the Wikimedia Foundation, better matches the needs for Wordiator

Why doesn't Wordiator differentiate words in American, British, and Indian English?

The source of all the words, Wiktionary.org, doesn't do it in a consistent way.

And in the case of Wordiator it doesn't really matter since we believe it's better to get a match with "odd" spelling than no match at all.

Is there a Frequently Asked Questions-section in the app?

Oh yes! You are reading it right now... :)

Is Digital Uproot a Multi-Million Dollar Corporation?

Not yet :)

Actually, it is a one person company run on the side of a daytime job. But it would be awesome if it can become more than a hobby!

The reason we, I mean I, write "we" here and there is just because it sounds more professional... ;)

Kind Regards
Peter Sjoberg