English Random Words vs ItsThisForThat

English Random Words is a small keyless REST API that returns one random English word per request, each response bundled with its dictionary definition and an approximate pronunciation spelling. Its OpenAPI spec (browsable at /api-docs) also lists per-language routes for Spanish, French, Dutch, Japanese, Chinese, and Turkish, though a live probe found every one of those still answers "Language not supported yet" — only the English endpoint actually works. Hosted on Vercel with no signup or paid tier, it enforces a modest 30-requests-per-15-minutes rate limit per client.

ItsThisForThat is a single-endpoint novelty generator that mashes two random tech buzzwords into a startup-style "X for Y" pitch (e.g. "Google Analytics for Pandas"), served from a PHP script that's been running unchanged since at least 2018. The same api.php endpoint supports three output modes via query string — ?json for JSON, ?call=name for a JSONP callback, and ?text for a plain sentence — with no key, signup, or documented rate limit. There's no CORS header on any response, so browser code needs a same-origin proxy even though the endpoint itself is fully public.