diff --git a/CHANGELOG.adoc b/CHANGELOG.adoc
index 10932d0..c00f02e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.adoc
+++ b/CHANGELOG.adoc
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 == [Unreleased]
 
+=== Added
+
+- show status after adding dictionary entries
+
 == [v0.2.0] - 2022-12-28
 
 === Added
diff --git a/crates/dtmt/src/cmd/dictionary.rs b/crates/dtmt/src/cmd/dictionary.rs
index dc09ad6..14b471d 100644
--- a/crates/dtmt/src/cmd/dictionary.rs
+++ b/crates/dtmt/src/cmd/dictionary.rs
@@ -112,13 +112,24 @@ pub(crate) async fn run(ctx: Arc<RwLock<sdk::Context>>, matches: &ArgMatches) ->
                 BufReader::new(Box::new(f))
             };
 
+            let mut added = 0;
+            let mut skipped = 0;
+
             let lines: Vec<_> = LinesStream::new(r.lines()).collect().await;
-            {
+            let total = {
                 let mut ctx = ctx.write().await;
                 for line in lines.into_iter() {
-                    ctx.lookup.add(line?, (*group).into());
+                    let value = line?;
+                    if ctx.lookup.find(&value, (*group).into()).is_some() {
+                        skipped += 1;
+                    } else {
+                        ctx.lookup.add(value, (*group).into());
+                        added += 1;
+                    }
                 }
-            }
+
+                ctx.lookup.len()
+            };
 
             let out_path = matches
                 .get_one::<PathBuf>("dictionary")
@@ -139,7 +150,15 @@ pub(crate) async fn run(ctx: Arc<RwLock<sdk::Context>>, matches: &ArgMatches) ->
                 .lookup
                 .to_csv(f)
                 .await
-                .wrap_err("Failed to write dictionary to disk")
+                .wrap_err("Failed to write dictionary to disk")?;
+
+            tracing::info!(
+                "Added {} entries, skipped {} duplicates. Total now {}.",
+                added,
+                skipped,
+                total
+            );
+            Ok(())
         }
         Some(("save", _)) => {
             let out_path = matches
diff --git a/lib/sdk/src/murmur/dictionary.rs b/lib/sdk/src/murmur/dictionary.rs
index abf90b7..322dded 100644
--- a/lib/sdk/src/murmur/dictionary.rs
+++ b/lib/sdk/src/murmur/dictionary.rs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ struct Row {
     group: HashGroup,
 }
 
-struct Entry {
+pub struct Entry {
     value: String,
     long: Murmur64,
     short: Murmur32,
@@ -143,6 +143,12 @@ impl Dictionary {
         self.entries.push(entry);
     }
 
+    pub fn find(&mut self, value: &String, group: HashGroup) -> Option<&Entry> {
+        self.entries
+            .iter()
+            .find(|e| e.value == *value && e.group == group)
+    }
+
     pub fn lookup(&self, hash: Murmur64, group: HashGroup) -> Option<&String> {
         self.entries
             .iter()
@@ -158,4 +164,12 @@ impl Dictionary {
             .find(|e| e.short == hash)
             .map(|e| &e.value)
     }
+
+    pub fn len(&self) -> usize {
+        self.entries.len()
+    }
+
+    pub fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
+        self.entries.is_empty()
+    }
 }