Is there any reliable and fast database architecture that allows to store a dictionary(containing up to hundred thousand words) using mongodb?
For optimal performance, MongoDB schema design must be custom-tailored for each application's unique access patterns. It's better to study general MongoDB design techniques than specific architectures (which may not match your specific application).
Having said that, Wordnik is a great case-study:
- Similar application: real-time dictionary
- 20 billion records stored in 3.5 terabytes of MongoDB
- Many online presentations sharing their MongoDB knowledge/experiences
- Inside Wordnik's Architecture gives a more "macro" view of Wordnik's architecture.
- Lots of other slides
Here is how Wordnik apparently modeled their words:
source: MongoDB Schema Design
