# Etymolt

> The fact-check API for any name an LLM suggests. Five forensic axes — trademark, domain, cultural, sound symbolism, pronunciation resilience — traced to live registries in under three seconds.

Etymolt is a forensic brand-name verifier. Every verdict is citation-backed, replay-able to the underlying registry, and assigned a permanent permalink. We surface signals; we are not a law firm.

## Docs

- [Methodology](https://www.etymolt.com/methodology): The full five-axis verification methodology, calibration loop, and coverage gates.
- [Methodology (markdown)](https://www.etymolt.com/methodology.md): Same methodology, plain text/markdown — no JavaScript required to read.
- [Long-form for LLMs](https://www.etymolt.com/llms-full.txt): Expanded knowledge base — every axis, every pillar, sample verdicts.
- [About](https://www.etymolt.com/about): Company, Bureau Model legal posture, operations.
- [MCP server](https://www.etymolt.com/mcp): Drop-in MCP server for Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, Lovable, v0, Windsurf, Replit.
- [Pricing](https://www.etymolt.com/pricing): Free verdicts, $19 Quickcheck, $99 Studio, $49 Indie API, custom Platform.
- [Status](https://www.etymolt.com/status): Live coverage, latency, freshness across every jurisdiction.

## Verify a name

- POST https://api.etymolt.dev/v1/verify with `{"name": "..."}` to receive a verdict.
- First five verdicts per IP are free; no API key required.
- Authenticated free tier: 1,000 verdicts per month per email after one-time signup.

## The five axes

1. Trademark — Live USPTO + TTAB + UKIPO + partial Madrid, senior-mark §2(d) collision, surname risk, descriptiveness, famous-mark short-circuit.
2. Domain & handle — Verisign RDAP across eight TLDs + WHOIS aftermarket pricing; fourteen social-handle namespaces.
3. Cultural — Twenty markets covering 89% of global GDP, three frontier models reconciling phonetic, semantic, and connotation flags.
4. Sound symbolism — Twelve perceptual axes from Sapir 1929 through Ćwiek 2022.
5. Pronunciation resilience — TTS to Whisper round-trip across twelve accents.

## Verdict tiers

- PROCEED: score 80+, no live blockers across markets.
- DUE_DILIGENCE: score 60-79, workable with cleanup.
- ITERATE: score 40-59, significant cleanup needed.
- ABANDON: score below 40, multiple blockers or famous-mark collision.

## Brand pillars

- Verified — every claim traces to a record number you can pull yourself.
- Specific — numbers, not adjectives. Sub-3s p95, not "fast."
- Calm — evidentiary tone. No hype, no exclamation, no emoji.
- Acoustic — the only naming tool that grounds in real spoken transmission.

## Bureau Model

Etymolt is not a law firm. Every verdict carries a `disclaimer` field the calling client must surface verbatim. Audit logs are append-only — a verdict cannot be retroactively modified, only superseded by a new verdict with a new ID. For high-stakes filings we refer to attorney partners.

## Address

Etymolt Inc. · 96 Ponce De Leon Ave NE · Palo Alto, CA 94555 · United States · Delaware C-Corp · Founded 2026.