I-Wiktionary iphrojekthi yezilimi eziningi, esekwe kuwebhu yokwakha isichazamazwi samahhala sokuqukethwe samagama (okuhlanganisa amagama, imishwana, izaga, njll.) kuzo zonke izilimi zemvelo kanye nenani lezilimi zokwenziwa. Lokhu okufakiwe kungase kuqukathe izincazelo, imihlahlandlela yokubiza amagama, ama-inflection, izibonelo zokusetshenziswa, amagama ahlobene, nemifanekiso yemifanekiso, phakathi kwezinye izici. Ihlelwa ngokubambisana nge-wiki. Igama layo liyi-portmanteau yamagama ethi wiki nesichazamazwi. Itholakala ngezilimi ezingu-171 nangesiNgisi Esilula. Njengodadewabo wephrojekthi i-Wikipedia, i-Wiktionary iqhutshwa yi-Wikimedia Foundation, futhi ibhalwe ngokuhlanganyela amavolontiya, abizwa ngokuthi "ama-Wiktionary". Isofthiwe yayo ye-wiki, i-MediaWiki, ivumela cishe wonke umuntu okwazi ukufinyelela iwebhusayithi ukuthi akhe futhi ahlele okufakiwe. Ngenxa yokuthi i-Wiktionary ayinqunyelwe ukucatshangelwa kwendawo yokuphrinta, izinhlelo eziningi zolimi ze-Wiktionary zinikeza izincazelo nokuhumusha kwamagama asuka ezilimini eziningi, futhi ezinye izinhlelo zinikeza ulwazi olwengeziwe ngokuvamile olutholakala ku-thesauri. Idatha ye-Wiktionary ivame ukusetshenziswa emisebenzini ehlukahlukene yokucubungula ulimi lwemvelo.