diff --git a/Sources/DictionaryKit/TTTDictionary.m b/Sources/DictionaryKit/TTTDictionary.m
index 2e4a54c..a3ae3e2 100644
--- a/Sources/DictionaryKit/TTTDictionary.m
+++ b/Sources/DictionaryKit/TTTDictionary.m
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 // THE SOFTWARE.
 
 #import "TTTDictionary.h"
+#include <CoreFoundation/CFArray.h>
+#include <CoreFoundation/CFBase.h>
 
 #import <CoreServices/CoreServices.h>
 
@@ -180,6 +182,24 @@ - (NSArray *)entriesForSearchTerm:(NSString *)term {
     return [NSArray arrayWithArray:mutableEntries];
 }
 
+- (BOOL)containsSearchTerm:(nonnull NSString *)term {
+    CFRange termRange = DCSGetTermRangeInString(self.dictionary, (__bridge CFStringRef)term, 0);
+    if (termRange.location == kCFNotFound) {
+        return NO;
+    }
+
+    term = [term substringWithRange:NSMakeRange(termRange.location, termRange.length)];
+
+    CFArrayRef records = DCSCopyRecordsForSearchString(self.dictionary, (__bridge CFStringRef)term, NULL, NULL);
+    BOOL hasRecords = records && CFArrayGetCount(records) > 0;
+
+    if (records) {
+        CFRelease(records);
+    }
+
+    return hasRecords;
+}
+
 #pragma mark - NSObject
 
 - (BOOL)isEqual:(id)object {
diff --git a/Sources/DictionaryKit/include/TTTDictionary.h b/Sources/DictionaryKit/include/TTTDictionary.h
index a400f1f..54c06df 100644
--- a/Sources/DictionaryKit/include/TTTDictionary.h
+++ b/Sources/DictionaryKit/include/TTTDictionary.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 + (nonnull NSSet<TTTDictionary *> *)availableDictionaries;
 + (nullable instancetype)dictionaryNamed:(nonnull NSString *)name;
 - (nonnull NSArray<TTTDictionaryEntry *> *)entriesForSearchTerm:(nonnull NSString *)term;
+- (BOOL)containsSearchTerm:(nonnull NSString *)term NS_SWIFT_NAME(contains(searchTerm:));
 
 @end