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I need to test my data structure (in java) which is like a dictionary – holds a key/value map. I would like to know how do you test your data structure? I would like to insert real words in my data structure and then find them. I am wondering if there is a way to download all the english words and then I can read that file and populate my structure. Once populated, I can perform many searches and produce some real statistics of how long does it take to search?
There are indeed several open-source dictionaries for the English language, e.g. the WordNet file.
That said, I must insist that the English language is not a “closed” language, nor does it have one true official definition. As such, there is no dictionary that contains “all the English words” and such a dictionary can never exist: English words are made up all the time, and once enough people use them, the become part of the English language. Case in point: “to google.”