diff --git a/w2v-server.pl b/w2v-server.pl
index 3b736c7..dbe179a 100755
--- a/w2v-server.pl
+++ b/w2v-server.pl
@@ -247,6 +247,30 @@
   $self->render(data => getSimilarProfilesCached($self, getWord($self->param("w") ? $self->param("w") : $self->req->json)), format=>'json');
 };
 
+any '*/getWord' => sub {
+  my $self = shift;
+  my $w = $self->param("w");
+  my $rank = getWord($w);
+  my $status = 200;
+  if ($rank <= 0) {
+    $rank = -1;
+    $status = 404;
+  }
+  $self->render(data => encode_json({word => $w, frequencyRank => $rank}), format => 'json', status => $status);
+};
+
+any '/getWord' => sub {
+  my $self = shift;
+  my $w = $self->param("w");
+  my $rank = getWord($w);
+  my $status = 200;
+  if ($rank <= 0) {
+    $rank = -1;
+    $status = 404;
+  }
+  $self->render(data => encode_json({word => $w, frequencyRank => $rank}), format => 'json', status => $status);
+};
+
 any '/getSimilarity' => sub {
   my $self = shift;
   my $w1 = $self->param("w1");