diff --git a/internal/loader/affix.go b/internal/loader/affix.go
index de0f2d8..a718302 100644
--- a/internal/loader/affix.go
+++ b/internal/loader/affix.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func (a AffixLoader) Load(db *sql.DB, dataDir string) error {
 	seen := make(map[string]struct{})
 	for _, entry := range dicEntries {
 		for _, form := range expandWord(entry.word, entry.flags, rules) {
-			if !hasLetter(form) || containsDigit(form) || containsSpace(form) {
+			if isJunkWord(form) {
 				continue
 			}
 			if _, dup := seen[form]; dup {
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ func parseDicFile(path string) ([]dicEntry, error) {
 			flags = parts[1]
 		}
 
-		if containsDigit(word) || containsNonLatin(word) {
+		if isJunkWord(word) {
 			continue
 		}
 
diff --git a/internal/loader/cetempublico.go b/internal/loader/cetempublico.go
index 80de0d2..4baa34d 100644
--- a/internal/loader/cetempublico.go
+++ b/internal/loader/cetempublico.go
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ func (CETEMPublicoLoader) Load(db *sql.DB, dataDir string) error {
 			freqStr = strings.TrimSpace(fields[1])
 		}
 
-		if word == "" || !hasLetter(word) || containsDigit(word) || containsSpace(word) || containsNonLatin(word) {
+		if isJunkWord(word) {
 			return nil
 		}
 
diff --git a/internal/loader/cmudict.go b/internal/loader/cmudict.go
index 46f5e62..41e6edb 100644
--- a/internal/loader/cmudict.go
+++ b/internal/loader/cmudict.go
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func (CMUDictLoader) Load(db *sql.DB, dataDir string) error {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		if containsDigit(word) || containsSpace(word) {
+		if isJunkWord(word) {
 			continue
 		}
 
diff --git a/internal/loader/dicionario.go b/internal/loader/dicionario.go
index a4d908a..6adbfbc 100644
--- a/internal/loader/dicionario.go
+++ b/internal/loader/dicionario.go
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func (DicionarioLoader) Load(db *sql.DB, dataDir string) error {
 		}
 
 		word := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(entry.Form.Orth))
-		if word == "" || !hasLetter(word) || containsDigit(word) || containsSpace(word) {
+		if isJunkWord(word) {
 			continue
 		}
 
diff --git a/internal/loader/hunspell.go b/internal/loader/hunspell.go
index ab8311e..f04b223 100644
--- a/internal/loader/hunspell.go
+++ b/internal/loader/hunspell.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func loadHunspell(db *sql.DB, path, lang string) error {
 		word := strings.SplitN(line, "/", 2)[0]
 		word = strings.ToLower(word)
 
-		if !hasLetter(word) || containsDigit(word) || containsSpace(word) || containsNonLatin(word) {
+		if isJunkWord(word) {
 			continue
 		}
 
diff --git a/internal/loader/omw.go b/internal/loader/omw.go
index e4791b6..3ffe58b 100644
--- a/internal/loader/omw.go
+++ b/internal/loader/omw.go
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func (OMWLoader) Load(db *sql.DB, dataDir string) error {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		if word == "" || containsDigit(word) || containsSpace(word) {
+		if isJunkWord(word) {
 			continue
 		}
 
diff --git a/internal/loader/scowl.go b/internal/loader/scowl.go
index 847edea..7e92b83 100644
--- a/internal/loader/scowl.go
+++ b/internal/loader/scowl.go
@@ -158,3 +158,8 @@ func hasLetter(s string) bool {
 	}
 	return false
 }
+
+// isJunkWord returns true if the word should be rejected from the dictionary.
+func isJunkWord(word string) bool {
+	return word == "" || !hasLetter(word) || containsDigit(word) || containsSpace(word) || containsNonLatin(word)
+}
diff --git a/internal/loader/subtlex.go b/internal/loader/subtlex.go
index 90fc0ed..21276fd 100644
--- a/internal/loader/subtlex.go
+++ b/internal/loader/subtlex.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func (SubtlexLoader) Load(db *sql.DB, dataDir string) error {
 		}
 
 		word := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(fields[0]))
-		if word == "" || containsDigit(word) || containsSpace(word) {
+		if isJunkWord(word) {
 			continue
 		}
 
diff --git a/internal/loader/wiktionary.go b/internal/loader/wiktionary.go
index 8577b40..4c9adcd 100644
--- a/internal/loader/wiktionary.go
+++ b/internal/loader/wiktionary.go
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ func loadWiktionary(db *sql.DB, path, lang string) error {
 		}
 
 		word := strings.ToLower(entry.Word)
-		if containsDigit(word) || containsSpace(word) {
+		if isJunkWord(word) {
 			continue
 		}
 
diff --git a/internal/loader/wolf.go b/internal/loader/wolf.go
index 7dbb7d3..c78aa8a 100644
--- a/internal/loader/wolf.go
+++ b/internal/loader/wolf.go
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func (WOLFLoader) Load(db *sql.DB, dataDir string) error {
 		var words []string
 		for _, lit := range synset.Literals {
 			w := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(lit.Value))
-			if w != "" && !containsDigit(w) && !containsSpace(w) {
+			if !isJunkWord(w) {
 				words = append(words, w)
 			}
 		}